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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Fort Worth uses a demerit system, with zero being a perfect score. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 July 2026 The drama series scored a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes from eight reviews and starred the Scandal alum alongside Erinn Hayes. Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026 If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 8 July 2026 After all that math, Lake Garda, Italy, came out on top with a near-perfect score of 90/100. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for perfect score

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