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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 Gebhart, PC Magazine, 30 May 2026
Michael Jackson Claims Seven Bestselling Albums On this week's Official Albums Sales chart, Jackson scores seven bestsellers.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
No critics scores on Breadwinner yet.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights scores a goal against MacKenzie Blackwood of the Colorado Avalanche during the first period in Game Four of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 26, 2026 in Las Vegas.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Once those factors are plugged in, an algorithm scores your purchase in real time.
—Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The Thunder are 10-1 this postseason, including a 4-0 mark in games in which Mitchell scores 20-plus points.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Richard Jefferson scores 18 of his 31 points after regulation to lead New Jersey to a 127-120 triple-overtime victory over Detroit and a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
—Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The match takes place in a hotel lobby and the winner scores a bucket of Michelob Ultra beers.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
The rushing yards and 46 scores led the state.
—Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Born In New York, Handy kicked off his acting career in the 1970s and has appeared in scores of films and television shows since.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
While the majority of FHA borrowers have credit scores of 600 or higher, a score of 580 is acceptable for a low-down-payment FHA mortgage.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Obama's presidential museum will be the first fully digital museum of its kind, ditching scores of official papers on display.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
His wearable metrics also showed a noticeable rise in top sleep scores over the course of the protocol.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Apple famously rendered scores of startups and third-party tools obsolete with nearly every OS update since the mid-2000s.
—Matt Rogers, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Verb
Fitbit also scores your Readiness and Sleep, and offers a metric called Cardio Load that reflects weekly strain on your cardiovascular system and provides a broad exercise goal.
—Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 30 May 2026
Michael Jackson Claims Seven Bestselling Albums On this week's Official Albums Sales chart, Jackson scores seven bestsellers.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
No critics scores on Breadwinner yet.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 27 May 2026
Mark Stone of the Vegas Golden Knights scores a goal against MacKenzie Blackwood of the Colorado Avalanche during the first period in Game Four of the Western Conference Final of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs at T-Mobile Arena on May 26, 2026 in Las Vegas.
—Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Once those factors are plugged in, an algorithm scores your purchase in real time.
—Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
The Thunder are 10-1 this postseason, including a 4-0 mark in games in which Mitchell scores 20-plus points.
—The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Richard Jefferson scores 18 of his 31 points after regulation to lead New Jersey to a 127-120 triple-overtime victory over Detroit and a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
—Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
The match takes place in a hotel lobby and the winner scores a bucket of Michelob Ultra beers.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Noun
Here are the inspection scores and violations for restaurants within the city limits of Fort Worth for May 24th - May 30th, 2026.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026
The rushing yards and 46 scores led the state.
—Johnny Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 June 2026
Born In New York, Handy kicked off his acting career in the 1970s and has appeared in scores of films and television shows since.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 June 2026
While the majority of FHA borrowers have credit scores of 600 or higher, a score of 580 is acceptable for a low-down-payment FHA mortgage.
—Lew Sichelman, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
Obama's presidential museum will be the first fully digital museum of its kind, ditching scores of official papers on display.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
His wearable metrics also showed a noticeable rise in top sleep scores over the course of the protocol.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 4 June 2026
Apple famously rendered scores of startups and third-party tools obsolete with nearly every OS update since the mid-2000s.
—Matt Rogers, Fortune, 30 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scores
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Each year, the Cuban government files a complaint with the United Nations over harms caused by the longstanding embargo.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Kim has called for creating a public disaster insurance program and advocated for preventing companies from raising rates after someone files a home or auto insurance claim.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Whoever wins the primary is expected to prevail in the general, as the state currently leans Democratic in nonpresidential elections.—
Aidan McLaughlin,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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Thus, a team that wins the lottery will have its second-round pick slotted 46th, and the team picking 16th will also have pick 31.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Their antagonism peaked at the end of Season 3, when Deborah achieves her dream of landing a late-night chair and Ava blackmails her way into the head-writer job.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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Ultimately, all this achieves is making Davis feel like the odd-one-out, spending most of her arc running around with her side-piece rather than working with her neighbors.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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When not writing, May frequently lectures on the politics and policies of mass incarceration for university classes, academic conferences, and online events.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Apr. 2026
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Jesse Minter and Mike McCarthy inherit a rivalry built on field goals, grudges and games that look like they were filmed through cigar smoke.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
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Internal drama — employee hook-ups, power plays, longstanding grudges — share space with the mix of the mundane and the outrageous that constitutes a typical day in a typical big-city emergency department.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
17 Apr. 2026
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LeVota previously announced a set of tax policies intended to offset debts and damages from the last several Jackson County property assessment cycles, particularly the 2023 cycle.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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Retail giants and small firms alike say refunds are crucial for cutting prices, paying debts and staying afloat, even as many complain that payments are arriving painfully slowly.—
Mae Anderson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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The Ball State recruit also tallies 30 kills in two nonconference matches.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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To be clear, the ledger now tallies only what companies pay, not what people lose—the asthma attacks, hospitalizations, shortened lives, or deaths.—
Andrew Behar,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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By the end of the novel, Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood.—
Frannie Comstock,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
26 May 2026
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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.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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