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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
Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Reuniting missing doggos with their families scored high on the feel-good meter.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Instead of bringing the indictment — which included scores of charges — against Epstein and the three unnamed individuals, federal prosecutors in 2007 reached a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein, who avoided federal charges and served 13 months in state prison on prostitution charges.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The story begins in 2008, with best friends/musicians Johnson and Jay McCarrol desperately trying to score a gig at Toronto’s legendary club The Rivoli (footage is incorporated from the web series).
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Feb. 2026
Reuniting missing doggos with their families scored high on the feel-good meter.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
Naumov, of Simsbury, Connecticut, held up a childhood photograph of himself with his parents on the stage as his score was read aloud.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
Instead of bringing the indictment — which included scores of charges — against Epstein and the three unnamed individuals, federal prosecutors in 2007 reached a non-prosecution agreement with Epstein, who avoided federal charges and served 13 months in state prison on prostitution charges.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026
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The union filed a grievance on Tuesday, alleging violations to a collective bargaining agreement.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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The union filed the complaint Monday in a Massachusetts federal court.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
13 Feb. 2026
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Democrat Joe Biden won Georgia by about 11,800 votes in an election overseen by a Republican secretary of state and certified by a Republican governor.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her performance in the women's luge singles on Tuesday also marked just the second time an American has won an Olympic medal in the event.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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For instance, an athlete might restrict food intake to find focus, or delay eating to achieve a specific goal that day.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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Florida’s victory launched a historic run that culminated in SEC and NCAA championships — a double last achieved by the 2001 Gators.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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As the Sentinel’s Cristobal Reyes has reported, federal judges based in Orlando have scolded prosecutors multiple times in recent weeks for detaining people who should have been set free, with one judge memorably comparing the current actions of ICE to those of a third-world country.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Young kids paddled near the shallow edges and bigger kids jumped off the cliffs above the swimming hole, causing the adults to gasp and scold.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
4 Feb. 2026
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This one-year penance business reeks of score-settling, petty grudges and arm-twisting.—
Steve Buckley,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Some can hold grudges for years.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
22 Jan. 2026
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At the end of the year, Cherfilus-McCormick’s campaign also had $729,000 in other debts, mostly in legal bills.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Feb. 2026
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Lamont pointed out that the state has paid off $10 billion in debt.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2026
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Allowing dirt and debris to sit on your floors can damage or scratch the surface during everyday use or when mopping.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
8 Feb. 2026
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Pavel Mintyukov, defenseman, B Olen Zellweger, defenseman, B Mintyukov was scratched for a stint and Zellweger has seen his power-play usage halved year-over-year.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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But prison camps attained this scale and significance only gradually.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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In math, just 18% of students attained that level.—
Larry Sand,
Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Score.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/score. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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