scoreboard
noun
score·board
ˈskȯr-ˌbȯrd 
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match
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But that may be the wrong scoreboard to look at.
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The old backstop and chalkboard style scoreboard still remain.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Photos and videos shown on the scoreboard at the service depicted one family after another — both biological ones and racing ones — grinning widely at the camera, and at each other.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2026
In all probability, the Patriots won’t have to light up the scoreboard.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
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Javier Hasse, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The old backstop and chalkboard style scoreboard still remain.
—Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
Photos and videos shown on the scoreboard at the service depicted one family after another — both biological ones and racing ones — grinning widely at the camera, and at each other.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2026
In all probability, the Patriots won’t have to light up the scoreboard.
—Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
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scoreboard
noun
score·board
ˈskō(ə)r-ˌbō(ə)rd
ˈskȯ(ə)r-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a large board for displaying the score of a game or match
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