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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally scored a good job after years of hard work
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as in to scold
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately
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as in grudge
a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong
a whistle-blower who was more interested in settling a score with his employers than in exposing an injustice
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as in debt
something (as money) which is owed
we'll pay the full score next week
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Recent Examples of score
Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
According to the survey, Rivian scored highly in comfort, driving performance, cabin feature usability and ownership cost.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Barmore ranks among the team leaders in total pressures this season, but by traditional box-score stats, he’s been held to four QB hits and zero sacks.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Butler scored 31 points, while Curry dropped 23 and Jonathan Kuminga pitched in 17 of his own.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
According to the survey, Rivian scored highly in comfort, driving performance, cabin feature usability and ownership cost.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
Jennings rebounded from a downfield drop Sunday to make a third-down conversion at the 2-yard line to set up a touchdown that pulled the 49ers within one score.
—Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
Barmore ranks among the team leaders in total pressures this season, but by traditional box-score stats, he’s been held to four QB hits and zero sacks.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for score
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Kiser later filed a lawsuit to keep records about her son’s death out of public view.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The arrests stem from a warrant and criminal complaint filed by the Phelps County Attorney’s Office following a police investigation.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Here are luckiest numbers, places to play Did anyone win Powerball last night, October 25, 2025?—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
26 Oct. 2025
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By sticking with judo, Harrison won gold at the 2012 Olympics and again at the 2016 Olympics.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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Sun pointed out that the resulting batteries demonstrated a potential energy density exceeding 500 watt-hours per kilogram at the cell level, a power level that could enable electric vehicles to achieve a much longer driving range per charge.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Placing these leaders across the entire studio is an important first step in achieving this goal.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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George Clooney is looking back at one of the more surreal moments from his early Hollywood days — getting personally scolded by the legendary Frank Sinatra.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Oct. 2025
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That is the adage used to scold someone whose gaze is fixed on a particular subject a little too long.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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And going after firms because the Administration has a grudge against a specific lawyer who works there is unprecedented, and represents a crude weaponization of executive power.—
Fabio Bertoni,
New Yorker,
25 Oct. 2025
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The mix of private-property culture, individualism, and the country’s fragmented zoning laws creates ideal conditions for personal grudges to solidify into real estate.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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In the Brooklyn prosecution, the Mafia played a major role in the high-end poker games, with mobsters posing as ordinary players at the tables and providing the muscle to collect debts, prosecutors said.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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United’s first goal owed a debt to a clash between Van Dijk and Alexis Mac Allister, with Liverpool unhappy that play wasn’t stopped for a head injury.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, acrylic and fiberglass are not as durable as cast iron and can scratch more easily.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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And that’s just scratching the surface.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
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The storm hit 75 mph winds to attain hurricane status on Saturday afternoon, the National Hurricane Center said.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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In other words, the goonstate, so central to the subculture’s branding and self-conception, is only rarely attained.—
Daniel Kolitz,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Score.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/score. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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