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 Milwaukee closed to 3-2 in the seventh when Garrett Mitchell scored from third as Cronenworth bobbled Hamilton's grounder and then threw past first for a double error. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026 There was the Dolphins’ play of the day that ultimately wasn’t — a nimble escape from pressure and a dart to Chris Bell, who would have scored a 68-yard TD if one of his toes hadn’t grazed the sideline. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Christian Braun scored six points on 3-of-5 shooting and grabbed three rebounds while starting and playing 15 minutes for the Nuggets. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026 The Eagles failed to score, and the Rams came back and scored a touchdown on a 98-yard drive. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 The film has nine composers, each of whom scored specific sections of the story. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026 Even though the Raiders had not allowed any fourth-quarter points in any of their first three games of the season, the Chiefs scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Knight, senior Jaivian Thomas and fifth-year player Anthony Woods all run north of five yards per carry, contribute in the receiving and run blocking departments and have scored at least three touchdowns apiece. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026 In the season-opening victory against the Titans, Sadiq scored the Jets’ first touchdown of the year on an end-around. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
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  • The civil action was filed on behalf of E’Mari’s mother, Maurissa Ann Marshall.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • While those companies are not named in the Boulder case, they are named as defendants in similar climate lawsuits filed across the country, suits that very likely would be affected by the high court’s ruling.
    — Callie Patteson, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Yann LeCun won the 2018 Turing Award—computer science’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize—along with fellow AI researchers Geoffrey Hinton and Yoshua Bengio for their work on deep learning, the neural network technology that underpins today’s AI boom.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Under Kreiz, Mattel also has won new or renewed entertainment licenses, including Disney Princess and Frozen, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Toy Story, KPop Demon Hunters and DC.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • One Russian Soyuz mission in May 2020 was achieved in around 3 hours and 3 minutes.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
  • As the researchers explain, the same action can serve several completely different goals, while a single goal can also be achieved through several different actions.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Oct. 2026
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  • Eventually, all charges were dropped days before trial after Perry was finally given the full, unredacted grand jury transcripts and scolded prosecutors for violating the inherent trust placed in the office.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In 2024, a judge scolded both sides for excessive litigation and ruled for the trust to be dissolved and for the house to be sold.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
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  • Other issues are scratched, damaged, or overly polished watches sold as mint, sellers who disappear after receiving payment, and shill bidding at online auctions.
    — Joe D'Allegro, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The fight was so violent that each one of them punched, scratched, bit and slapped the other, Linhardt said.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • In his stead, Jamal Roberts tallied 395 yards through four games, while former Ole Miss quarterback Austin Simmons has blossomed in his new town with 947 passing yards and 11 touchdowns, all without a turnover.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
  • When the votes were tallied, the pair scored just 18 out of 30 and were eliminated from the competition.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • That show, launched in 2020, attained a cult following — it was named Best Podcasts of the Year by outlets like Vogue, Esquire and Cosmopolitan.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Rabies in humans is completely preventable but medical help must be attained right away, according to the CDC.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2026.

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