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as in achieved
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally scored a good job after years of hard work
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as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately
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Recent Examples of scored
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Knicks erased a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the San Antonio Spurs 105-95 in Game 1 on Wednesday night.
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Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Landry Shamet added 13 points off the bench, while Miles McBride scored seven points in 11 minutes.
—Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
Towns has scored 10 points in the frame, to give him 18 points on the game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 June 2026
Hertl is no slouch himself, having scored 276 goals in the regular season, including 24 this year, and now has scored 32 times in 97 career playoff games.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
In 189 plate appearances, Gavin Sheets has hit 10 long balls, tallied 25 RBIs and scored 23 runs.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Lillianna Benabdeljalil went 2-for-3, scored three runs and knocked in two.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
In that minute, Japan 🇯🇵 scored.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Minnesota scored 33 points off 18 Atlanta turnovers.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Tim Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
Landry Shamet added 13 points off the bench, while Miles McBride scored seven points in 11 minutes.
—Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2026
Towns has scored 10 points in the frame, to give him 18 points on the game.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 4 June 2026
Hertl is no slouch himself, having scored 276 goals in the regular season, including 24 this year, and now has scored 32 times in 97 career playoff games.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 3 June 2026
In 189 plate appearances, Gavin Sheets has hit 10 long balls, tallied 25 RBIs and scored 23 runs.
—Data Skrive, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Lillianna Benabdeljalil went 2-for-3, scored three runs and knocked in two.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2026
In that minute, Japan 🇯🇵 scored.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
Minnesota scored 33 points off 18 Atlanta turnovers.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scored
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Three councilmembers filed a lawsuit on Monday, claiming the city rushed a special meeting to decide if the city should repair City Hall or go somewhere else.—
S.E. Jenkins,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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The fees were previously set between $960 and $7,595 per application, according to the complaint filed by the attorneys general.—
Haley Parsley
June 8,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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The place is owned by Nico de Soto who, after getting his start with the Experimental Cocktail Group, won various awards (Most Influential Bartender at Paris's Cocktail & Spirits show in 2014 among others) and then opened his own joint called Mace in New York.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Not bad for a girl won won’t start high school until this fall.—
Stan Awtrey,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Reece Chadfield achieved the feat at an event held at Stockton Cricket Club in northeast England on May 24, according to an announcement from the British Eating League, which hosted the competition.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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If dangerous logistics and supply runs can be achieved using cheap autonomous electric vehicles, the costs of losses become more acceptable.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 June 2026
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The child, now 6 years old, only hears her full name when she's being scolded — though Kendra and Bill are currently trying to undo that pattern.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
27 May 2026
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Katie Porter scolded, Tom Steyer channeled Bernie.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 May 2026
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Even though Neto played on Sunday and was in the lineup on Monday afternoon, he was scratched shortly before the game.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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The Royals also caught a break, avoiding young Reds ace Chase Burns, who was scratched due to illness.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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The team tallied four championships, all with 13-time All-Star Sue Bird, who, after her 2022 retirement, joined Force 10 Hoops as a Storm’s owner in 2024.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Senior first baseman Ahlivia East tallied a double and a single and senior outfielder Brynn Broughton added an RBI double, but Oswego was stymied by senior pitcher Shae Johnson, who took the loss for Mundelein against the Panthers two years ago in the third-place game.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Even authors who refrained from killing off their female characters may as well have, for all the complexity their stick figures attained.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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That figure marks a significant drop from a recent peak attained in 2023, but borrowing costs remain well above a 0% rate established at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Sharon is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Member of the UK Association of Jungian Analysts, and has taught and lectured at many academic institutions, Jungian organisations, retreat centres and cultural festivals around the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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It was also being lectured by people who presented a formulaic perspective on a complicated future that the class of 2026 is already navigating.—
Ann Kirschner,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Scored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scored. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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