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 tallied
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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“Scored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scored. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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