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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The city of Plano scores restaurants on a 100-point system, with 100 considered a perfect score and 70 extremely poor. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2026 Suppose someone got a perfect score on their bracket. Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026 During 2025 inspections, 21 ships scored a perfect score of 100, including older ships like Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas and Norwegian Cruise Lines’ Norwegian Star, which both debuted in 2001, and Royal Caribbean’s Jewel of the Seas, which debuted in 2004. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 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, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perfect score

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“Perfect score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20score. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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