final score

noun

: the score at the end of a game or contest

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The final score wasn't a great one for the Colorado Rockies on Sunday (Brewers 12 - Rockies 4), but there was one very bright spot in the game. Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 8 June 2026 The tears were about more than the final score. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 June 2026 Grier once threw for 837 — yes, 837 — yards in a single game (the final score, in a win, was 104-80). Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026 For this, Merighi found two Italian academics, Francesco Bof and Sergio Venturini, who devised a system to go from the events on the pitch to a final score for each player at the end of every game. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 2 June 2026 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 9 Jun. 2026.

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