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as in achieves
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally scored a good job after years of hard work
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as in lectures
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
scored her for failing to report the security breach immediately
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as in grudges
a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong
a whistle-blower who was more interested in settling a score with his employers than in exposing an injustice
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as in debts
something (as money) which is owed
we'll pay the full score next week
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Recent Examples of scores
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Rodrigo's third album scores the Grammy winner her biggest week yet on the Billboard 200.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
World Cup games also play a specific jingle for the team that scores, giving them a moment to party after a goals.
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Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
By comparison, Canada scores 90%, Japan 88%, Mexico 86% and Australia 93%.
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Stephen Bagwell,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Our rankings are based on an in-house methodology that scores coverage, cost, customer satisfaction and several other factors.
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Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Christiano Ronaldo scores a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international compitition.
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Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The company scores children on this index based on surveys of kids and parents as well as their screen habits.
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Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Now an Illinois state park, the site includes an excellent archaeological museum, the reconstruction of an ancient astronomical observatory called Woodhenge and scores of earthen mounds.
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Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
That doomsday scenario came to pass in devastating fashion on Wednesday, when two massive, back-to-back quakes damaged or collapsed scores of buildings, leaving at least 1,430 dead, more than 3,200 injured and spurring a desperate search for survivors buried beneath the rubble.
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Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
After an opening draw against Morocco, Brazil won its next two by 3-0 scores, with Vinícius Júnior scoring to silence critics and Neymar returning from injury.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
And yet, when the scores get low, the criticism elevates, with speculation the course is too easy for the professionals, especially of the highest caliber that come to Cromwell.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Mecklenburg County sanitation scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 174 restaurants were inspected June 19-25.
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Eva Flowe
june 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
In September, the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that 12th-grade reading scores were at the lowest level recorded since the assessment began in 1992.
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Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!
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Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Verb
Each time picks five players, with the winner decided by whichever team scores more out of those five attempts.
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Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Rodrigo's third album scores the Grammy winner her biggest week yet on the Billboard 200.
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Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
World Cup games also play a specific jingle for the team that scores, giving them a moment to party after a goals.
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Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
By comparison, Canada scores 90%, Japan 88%, Mexico 86% and Australia 93%.
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Stephen Bagwell,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
Our rankings are based on an in-house methodology that scores coverage, cost, customer satisfaction and several other factors.
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Sharon Wu,
USA Today,
25 June 2026
Christiano Ronaldo scores a goal against Morocco to become the all-time leading European goalscorer (85) in international compitition.
—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
The company scores children on this index based on surveys of kids and parents as well as their screen habits.
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Rhitu Chatterjee,
NPR,
19 June 2026
Noun
If the current scores in both ongoing games hold, Cape Verde will bump up to 3 points if this match ends in a draw, and will proceed to knockouts as second place in the Group H standings.
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Marlene Lenthang,
NBC news,
27 June 2026
Now an Illinois state park, the site includes an excellent archaeological museum, the reconstruction of an ancient astronomical observatory called Woodhenge and scores of earthen mounds.
—
Joe Yogerst,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
That doomsday scenario came to pass in devastating fashion on Wednesday, when two massive, back-to-back quakes damaged or collapsed scores of buildings, leaving at least 1,430 dead, more than 3,200 injured and spurring a desperate search for survivors buried beneath the rubble.
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Mery Mogollón,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2026
After an opening draw against Morocco, Brazil won its next two by 3-0 scores, with Vinícius Júnior scoring to silence critics and Neymar returning from injury.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
And yet, when the scores get low, the criticism elevates, with speculation the course is too easy for the professionals, especially of the highest caliber that come to Cromwell.
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Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2026
Mecklenburg County sanitation scores The Mecklenburg County sanitation grades database shows that at least 174 restaurants were inspected June 19-25.
—
Eva Flowe
june 26,
Charlotte Observer,
26 June 2026
In September, the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that 12th-grade reading scores were at the lowest level recorded since the assessment began in 1992.
—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
26 June 2026
Thanks for playing — and share your scores in the comments!
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Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scores
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When a citizen files a police report and shares it with Gabriel, the company hands the victim relevant footage with faces blurred.
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Lawmakers zero in on a billionaire Wall Street player as the Epstein files hearings continue.
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That holds regardless of which model wins the benchmark race, because the agent arrives as a guest in the system of record, not as its successor.
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If someone wins, that team has a chance (with three points, a 1-2-0 record and its status hinging on goal differential) and the loser would be eliminated.
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According to reports, Xiaomo achieves a connection success rate of more than 99 percent while matching the cycle times of experienced human workers.
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In the essence of Taurus, an earthy zodiac that is known to do its due diligence to elevate its professional status, Marcus achieves greatness and notoriety as a pastry chef.
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Today’s successful downtowns rely on a mix of ingredients, said Steven Falk, the former city manager of Lafayette, who’s served as an interim city executive in Oakland and Richmond and who lectures at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy.
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Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.
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Still, Luna’s square to Pluto retrograde in Aquarius can bring old fears, grudges and control issues to the surface.
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So exemplary was Bergeron’s career, on the ice and off, there are no lingering grudges in this or that city, no bills to pay, no scores to settle.
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Mercury stations retrograde in Cancer in your 8th House of Shared Resources, bringing old financial details, debts, boundaries, or emotional obligations back up for review.
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Yet moved by the sense that the medical debts their neighbors faced were deeply unfair, members of Trinity Moravian, no matter their politics, rushed to write $25 or $50 checks to pay off the bills.
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Nielsen also tallies impressions served up within the comfort of other people’s homes; since the initial rollout six years ago, the company has since expanded its OOH coverage to 100% of its markets in the lower 48 states.
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The Ball State recruit also tallies 30 kills in two nonconference matches.
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By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood.
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But if a person seeking status is already wealthy or attains corporate sponsorship, for instance, a viable pathway to citizenship opens up, even if only slightly.
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