final score

noun

: the score at the end of a game or contest

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The final score would have been closer had Miles not rolled the dice with a full-court press that the Aztecs burned for easy baskets. Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Dec. 2025 At the end, the Bears came up a couple of yards short of a final score. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025 The game felt closer than the final score indicated, however. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 28 Dec. 2025 G’Kyson Wright returned a kickoff 90 yards for Harding’s final score just after Carter’s touchdown in the third. Arkansas Online, 21 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for final score

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“Final score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/final%20score. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.

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