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.
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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
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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
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“Perfect score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20score. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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