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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Sergio Attento recently earned a perfect score on the SAT, achieving a total of 1600, the highest possible mark, NBC 6 reported. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025 Fort Worth uses a demerit system, with zero being a perfect score. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025 Following a teen romance between Charlie Spring (Joe Locke) and Nick Nelson (Kit Connor), Season 1 and 3 boast a perfect score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Rachel Choy, Refinery29, 3 Oct. 2025 Irish Blood season one has a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes, though the aggregator is only counting five critics’ reviews. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for perfect score

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