scored

past tense of score
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as in filed
to mark with or as if with a line or groove the glassblower scored the glass rod first so that it would break cleanly

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as in won
to gain (as points or runs in a game) as credit towards one's total number of points he scored the winning goal in the final minute of play

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Recent Examples of scored Flores’ defense produced a pair of fourth-quarter takeaways, and Minnesota scored 29 unanswered points in 16 minutes to win 39-22. Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Ten teams scored more than 30 points, and six had at least 24 in the first half. ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Almost 100% of all children in the Chinese provinces scored at or above baseline for math and reading. Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026 Seattle scored 13 straight points — including a touchdown reception by Jaxon Smith-Njigba — to beat New England at home in the NFL opener. Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scored
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  • The plaintiffs swiftly filed new lawsuits after the Postal Service finalized its rule governing mail ballots.
    NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In a 30-page order filed in the Southern District of Florida reviewed by USA TODAY, Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis denied a defense motion for the brothers' release.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • Ukraine is urgently trying to improve its air defenses as Russia's invasion stretches into its fifth year, and on Thursday won pledges of more support from Canada.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Banks ,who won a Best Melodic Rap Performance Grammy in 2024, was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking using a dangerous weapon, stalking resulting in death, and two counts involving murder-for-hire.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2026
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  • Alpha has achieved several successful launches, but setbacks and failures have kept Firefly from establishing a routine launch cadence.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI is open about the fact that the numbers are achieved under the best possible conditions and may be slightly different from the models available in the production ChatGPT product that most users can access.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • In fact, during testing, the handheld triggered nostalgic memories of playing Final Fantasy Legend and Mario Land 2 on long car rides to my grandparents' house, but without the eye strain and being scolded for playing in the dark as the sun set.
    Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 22 Aug. 2026
  • For over a year, the White House has scolded and threatened the Smithsonian.
    Kelsey Ables, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • The Dodgers scratched Ohtani from their upcoming probables list one day later.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The agency also warned the public to avoid contact with wildlife and sick mammals, and to seek medical care if someone is bitten or scratched.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
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  • In 573 plate appearances, William Contreras has hit 14 long balls, tallied 74 RBIs and scored 73 runs.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Utah goalkeeper Mandy McGlynn tallied her second career assist on a long ball to Kiana Palacios, tying it up at 1-1 in the 17th minute.
    ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • In this new culture, freedom was attained not through engagement in political struggle but through individual consumer choices.
    Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The Tennessee singer-songwriter, actor, and philanthropist hailed from a vanishing class, a 20th-century monocultural phenomenon who attained a household-name status that never lost its luster.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • Luann patiently attempts to explain that the women don’t like being lectured to about their business affairs, only for Vicki to abruptly answer a phone call mid-conversation.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • We’re also lectured early on that Cole is a chess master, but his alleged intelligence never pays off.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Scored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scored. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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