perfect game
noun
: a baseball game in which a pitcher allows no hits, no runs, and no opposing batter to reach first base
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Her mom, Maureen, the oldest of Tom’s three sisters, had 29 no-hitters and 14 perfect games as a softball pitcher in high school.
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Alex Valdes, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Making its first third-round appearance in the UIL Texas high school football playoffs since 1973, Fort Worth Arlington Heights needed to play a perfect game to take down the Aledo Bearcats, a 12 time state champion.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Cameron Boozer played a nearly perfect game, shooting 10-for-12 from the field to score 26 points with 12 rebounds, four assists, and two steals in 26 minutes of action.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
With all the absences from their lineup, the Bruins needed to play about a perfect game to come out on top of the New York Rangers in the annual Black Friday matchup at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
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Alex Valdes, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
Making its first third-round appearance in the UIL Texas high school football playoffs since 1973, Fort Worth Arlington Heights needed to play a perfect game to take down the Aledo Bearcats, a 12 time state champion.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Nov. 2025
Cameron Boozer played a nearly perfect game, shooting 10-for-12 from the field to score 26 points with 12 rebounds, four assists, and two steals in 26 minutes of action.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
With all the absences from their lineup, the Bruins needed to play about a perfect game to come out on top of the New York Rangers in the annual Black Friday matchup at the Garden.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Nov. 2025
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“Perfect game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20game. Accessed 15 Dec. 2025.
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