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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
The Sabres forward had just scored a third-period goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs to put the visitors up 5-3.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Anunoby scored 15 points as the Knicks won despite committing 21 turnovers.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The Kings were out scored 31-15 in the fourth quarter while shooting 7 of 20.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Samuel Helenius, Andrei Kuzmenko and Corey Perry scored for the Kings, who won their third straight game.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
La Habra senior guard Acen Jimenez scored 26 points.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
The left-winger was a finalist for league MVP in 2023 and scored the back-to-back-clinching goal this past season.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
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
Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026
Anunoby scored 15 points as the Knicks won despite committing 21 turnovers.
—CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
The Kings were out scored 31-15 in the fourth quarter while shooting 7 of 20.
—Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Samuel Helenius, Andrei Kuzmenko and Corey Perry scored for the Kings, who won their third straight game.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
La Habra senior guard Acen Jimenez scored 26 points.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 28 Jan. 2026
The left-winger was a finalist for league MVP in 2023 and scored the back-to-back-clinching goal this past season.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 28 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scored
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The claim was filed in November in a UK High Court dealing with commercial issues by Libyan Foreign Bank, a unit of the Central Bank of Libya known as LFB, over loans taken out against a 2001 credit facility that Zimbabwe has allegedly failed to honor, court documents show.—
William Clowes,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Bondi and Blanche filed a response arguing that Massie and Khanna do not have a legal basis for the request.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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Belichick won six Super Bowls in New England and two while a defensive coordinator with the New York Giants.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's list of candidates won the largest share of seats in November's parliamentary elections.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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Luckily, this look can also be achieved without buying anything new.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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Nobody else has achieved that feat since.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2026
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Students sat in rows, making faces at each other, scolded by their teachers to behave.—
David Wilson,
Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Cleveland Browns quarterback Shedeur Sanders scolded the media on Sunday after the team’s close loss to the Buffalo Bills at home.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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Joining him on the bench in street clothes will be Draymond Green, who was scratched with a back injury that Kerr said the Warriors were approaching similarly to Curry’s knee.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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White Abarrio — the 2025 Pegasus winner who was scratched on-track at the Breeders’ Cup last year and hadn’t run since — was one of the favorites for this race, and few thought the 7-year-old Skippylongstocking would have enough to get to the line first.—
Tim Reynolds,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wilcher, who tallied a total of nine points in the Longhorns’ previous six games, scored 10 points.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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Lawrence has a sack in three of his past four games and thus is the better play here, but Williams has tallied at least half of a sack on nine occasions this year, including one in the second round against San Francisco.—
KC Joyner,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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What was once seen as a joke has attained the status of a prophecy.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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This portfolio has consistently outshined its benchmark—a composite of the S&P 500, Russell, and S&P MidCap indexes—and attained returns exceeding 105% since its inception.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Michael Woroniecki lectured about Satan being a very powerful force.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
17 Jan. 2026
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If someone senses they’re being lectured or criticized, their walls will go up, and the conversation will stall.—
Devon Kuntzman,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Scored.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scored. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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