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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
Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Not to mention, this option scored high marks across all testing categories.
—Bianca Lambert, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
Caroline Price, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The difference in score (six points) was not outlandish and the Tampa Bay defense had held the Saints to one field goal in three second-half drives.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Huskies scored 12 of their 21 first-quarter points off of turnovers and allowed just two field goals to Xavier, holding the Musketeers without a make from the floor for the final four minutes of the quarter.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2025
Not to mention, this option scored high marks across all testing categories.
—Bianca Lambert, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Therefore, it was retroactively denied and Chiles’ score dropped to 5th overall.
—Caroline Price, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The difference in score (six points) was not outlandish and the Tampa Bay defense had held the Saints to one field goal in three second-half drives.
—John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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The petition was filed with the Department of Health in November, and the agency referred it to an administrative law judge on Monday.—
Dara Kam,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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More than 71 million returns have been filed since the program began in 2003.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
8 Jan. 2025
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Prior to this year, Lamar Jackson had won 2 playoff games and 2 MVP awards.—
Josh Kendall,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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Sacramento has won seven in a row under interim coach Doug Christie, who took the helm when Mike Brown was fired Dec. 27.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Jan. 2025
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Ortiz has the physicality, the temperament, and the ability to achieve a grade beyond that of an average starter.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes,
9 Jan. 2025
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The researchers found that the medaka males mated an average of 19 times per day, with some only achieving four and others up to 27 times.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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But after one more chuckle, Julia jumps in and scolds her too.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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Copied Share Laughter as Putin appears to scold the moderator Keir Simmons Reporting from Moscow Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov who is moderating the conference scolded people for asking more than one question, only to be mildly mocked by Putin.—
NBC News,
NBC News,
19 Dec. 2024
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This one is steamy, full of pining and regret over past mistakes, made even more angsty because the two come from sports dynasty families with long-standing grudges.—
Ellie K. Wilde,
People.com,
11 Jan. 2025
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In those years, Machinists’ wages had not kept up with the massive jump in cost of living in the region, and the workforce still held a grudge after Boeing twice threatened to take production to its nonunion factory in South Carolina, resulting in a vote to end the Machinists’ pension plan.—
Tribune News Service,
Boston Herald,
7 Jan. 2025
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The Biden administration has pushed for student loan relief, including canceling loan debt, although the administration has faced court challenges that have greatly diminished its efforts to forgive student loans.—
Zach Halaschak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
11 Jan. 2025
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Medical issues later forced her to cut back on work, which caused the family to accumulate significant debt.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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For seeds with a hard seed coat, scraping them on 150-grit sandpaper scratches the seed coat enough to allow the seed to soak up or imbibe water.—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many lawyers are also scratching their heads over Drake’s case.—
Justin Curto,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2025
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An expansion of options and price range with Zero EVs are unquestionably expensive, and Honda says its new Zero platform will attain 300 miles (482 km) of range in all forms (SUV and Saloon) at a base level.—
Abigail Bassett,
Ars Technica,
8 Jan. 2025
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Individual countries may attain mastery of different pieces, but like-minded states will need to work together to assemble the full puzzle and keep it out of the reach of authoritarian states.—
Charina Chou,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Score.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/score. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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