perfect score
noun
chiefly US
: the number of points that someone can get for answering all the questions correctly on a test, exam, etc.
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The city of Plano scores restaurants on a 100-point system, with 100 considered a perfect score and 70 extremely poor.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Jordan — the defending champ — prevailed, recording a perfect score with a slam that lifted off at the free-throw line.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Instead of soaking in the third consecutive meet with a perfect score, Chiles praised Barros, who competed in three events for the second straight meet.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2026
Jordan — the defending champ — prevailed, recording a perfect score with a slam that lifted off at the free-throw line.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
If your city isn’t listed, either no restaurants there were inspected that month, or none earned a perfect score.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026
Instead of soaking in the third consecutive meet with a perfect score, Chiles praised Barros, who competed in three events for the second straight meet.
—Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Perfect score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20score. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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