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 The nine runs scored in the dominant inning by the Blue Jays became the most runs scored by a team in any World Series inning in 57 years. Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 Madrid’s Aurelien Tchouameni scored from a corner in the Copa del Rey final too. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025 An inning later, Glasnow allowed a one-out triple to Caleb Durbin, who scored on a Jake Bauers single. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025 Valeri Nichushkin scored twice and Brock Nelson had the game-winner during a dominant second period and the Colorado Avalanche completed a perfect road trip with a 4-1 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025 Field hockey In the Middlesex league, Ava Anderson, Aisling Brennock, Sophia Setouhi and Kaylee Master each scored a goal while Natalia Keuchkarian got the shutout as Watertown silenced Arlington 4-0. Kristina Banahan, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025 Against the Hornets, Whitmore scored 17 points in just 27 minutes on 7-for-16 shooting from the floor. Rahat Huq, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024 Seven of the Knicks’ eight rotation players scored in double figures. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024 The game was choppy and low-event until William Eklund scored an electrifying one-timer goal on the power play. Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • In August 2023, Biermann filed for divorce for a second time.
    Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Lizzo has become the latest artist to be sued by a company based in Georgia over uncleared samples, according to documents filed Tuesday in California.
    Andrew Flanagan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The Battle Of Long Island (or Battle of Brooklyn, as it was also known) was won by the British, enabling them to capture the island and New York City.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • That same night, Clarkson's The Kelly Clarkson Show won in the Outstanding Daytime Talk Series category.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • Putin has again played his military cards, and not (yet) achieved his goals.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2025
  • However, Yacoubian expressed her belief that more progress towards Palestinian statehood needs to be achieved before countries will commit.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
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  • The Royal Dutch Medical Association scolded the psychiatrists, and prosecutors declined to act.
    Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • In 2013, then-President Barack Obama penned a thank-you letter to federal employees for their service and scolded Congress for failing to approve a spending plan, without placing blame.
    NPR, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
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  • That’s the itch that Winstead’s horror projects have scratched, from The Hand That Rocks the Cradle back to 2006’s Final Destination 3 and 2016’s 10 Cloverfield Lane.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Fabrics have scratched surfaces, mimicking digital glitches.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 21 Oct. 2025
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  • And yes, the group had already tallied up a laundry list of splash plays before the final Jets possession of the third quarter.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In 13 games, Overshown tallied 90 tackles, five sacks and one interception return for a touchdown.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • The presentation by Robinson, who has been the university’s chancellor since 2022, centered on the record numbers the school has attained in the last six years and its goals as a land grant institution.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At the same time, there is an upswing in the appetite for mature Bordeaux, which has attained prices exceeding the high estimate at several sales this summer and fall.
    Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • Meanwhile, Cheen also lectured on the music industry across Asia and Australia.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Augusta was a devout Christian who often lectured the Bible to her sons and blamed alcohol and women for the evils of the world, per the outlet.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025

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