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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
finally scored a good job after years of hard work
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as in to scold
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 grudge
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 debt
something (as money) which is owed
we'll pay the full score next week
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Recent Examples of score
Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
José Caballero #77 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates with teammates after scoring a run in the seventh inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on July 26, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Brian Mann, NPR, 11 Aug. 2025
Third-grade students, who learned to read under the new regime and were spared COVID-19 school lockdowns, saw their ELA scores rise by 12.9 percentage points.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Jace Jung #17, Spencer Torkelson #20 of the Detroit Tigers and Javier Báez #28 of the Detroit Tigers celebrate at home plate after Báez hit a home run to score Jung and Torkelson during the bottom of the sixth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Comerica Park on May 13, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
José Caballero #77 of the Tampa Bay Rays celebrates with teammates after scoring a run in the seventh inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on July 26, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
—Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
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Already over the weekend, scores of federal agents — including more than 120 FBI agents — were reassigned from their normal duties to patrol the streets of Washington.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 11 Aug. 2025
Third-grade students, who learned to read under the new regime and were spared COVID-19 school lockdowns, saw their ELA scores rise by 12.9 percentage points.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for score
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Smitherman has pulled petitions but hadn't filed them as of Aug. 11, according to the Hamilton County Board of Elections.—
Scott Wartman,
The Enquirer,
12 Aug. 2025
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The order came in a lawsuit filed last week against the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of Sergio Alberto Barco Mercado, a Peruvian immigrant swept up by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, on Aug. 8, which seeks class-action status.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Carp out, cash in An effort to reduce the number of grass carp in Bella Vista lakes comes with a chance to win a monthly $100 prize.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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Whoever had the most progress on the show won $250,000.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
18 Aug. 2025
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Help students achieve upward economic mobility, measured by post-graduation earnings, wealth-building potential, and employment outcomes.—
Jamie Merisotis,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Then strain again through the cheesecloth as directed above. Notes: Use a burr grinder or the supermarket coffee-aisle grinder to achieve a coarse to medium-coarse grind, or ask your local coffee shop to grind the beans for you.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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Some have also scolded Colossal for tinkering with genetics, but the tech firm insists its work will aid in the conservation and protection of endangered species.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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With the camel’s back broken, Dorothy Scott, summoning all her righteous indignation (and channeled with maybe one-third of Audra McDonald’s extraordinary talent, which is still enough to power the city of Manhattan), lets the snobby scold have it.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Aug. 2025
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In turn, Eritrean president Isaias Afwerki had long held a grudge against the TPLF and was determined not only to dismantle it but also to inflict so much damage on Tigray that the region’s forces could never challenge Eritrea again.—
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Aug. 2025
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In an interview with Politico on Sunday, longtime Musk friend Philip Low said the Tesla CEO holds grudges and will work to damage Trump.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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However, other forms of debt on your personal balance sheet should be avoided at all costs.—
Jonathan I. Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The nonprofit acquires the debts from hospital systems and providers, with $100 typically buying $10,000 worth of medical debt, Sesso said.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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Others shared clever ways to scratch the itch of shopping without actually spending any money.—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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Don't scratch: A healing tattoo may be itchy, but resist the urge to scratch.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
7 Aug. 2025
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The United States and nations worldwide can pass laws all day long that set goals and timetables to attain net carbon-free generation of electricity.—
Peter Murphy,
Hartford Courant,
18 Aug. 2025
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Could the desire to attain a unified model of cognition be the kick in the pants to the AI field to look beyond the groupthink of today’s AI and LLMs?—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Score.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/score. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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