perfect score
noun
chiefly US
: the number of points that someone can get for answering all the questions correctly on a test, exam, etc.
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Joy has won five Grammys in the last three years (from five nominations, for a perfect score so far).
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 June 2025
Fort Worth’s restaurant inspections function on a demerit system: Zero demerits is considered a perfect score.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Plano’s restaurant inspections function on a 100-point system: 100 is considered a perfect score and 70 is considered extremely poor.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
The series holds a perfect score of 100% from critics on review score aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 12 June 2025
Fort Worth’s restaurant inspections function on a demerit system: Zero demerits is considered a perfect score.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
Plano’s restaurant inspections function on a 100-point system: 100 is considered a perfect score and 70 is considered extremely poor.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2025
The series holds a perfect score of 100% from critics on review score aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
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“Perfect score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20score. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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