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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Lake Nona won all the singles and doubles titles for a perfect score while winning the 4A District 5 tournament. Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026 Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Arlington for March 22nd - April 4th, 2026 A score of 100 is a perfect score and 70 is considered to be extremely poor. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 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 Apr. 2026 Suppose someone got a perfect score on their bracket. Emma R. Hasson, Scientific American, 19 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 18 Apr. 2026.

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