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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Aaron Gordon was robbed of a perfect score on a perfect dunk in his 2016 battle with Zach LaVine in the dunk contest at NBA All-Star Weekend in Toronto.
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Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Keydar’s performance was the first to receive a perfect score — five stars from all three contestants — higher than Williams.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
On his second, Dominique pulled off a savage windmill, the same dunk that had earned a perfect score the year before and won him the title.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The city of Plano scores restaurants on a 100-point system, with 100 considered a perfect score and 70 extremely poor.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
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Zach Harper, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
Keydar’s performance was the first to receive a perfect score — five stars from all three contestants — higher than Williams.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
On his second, Dominique pulled off a savage windmill, the same dunk that had earned a perfect score the year before and won him the title.
—Kevin Sherrington
feb. 10, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026
The city of Plano scores restaurants on a 100-point system, with 100 considered a perfect score and 70 extremely poor.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Perfect score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20score. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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