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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
Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
Southern Nazarene scored a touchdown with 24 seconds left in the game to win 18-17.
—Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Noor Lobad, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
While awaiting scores after their premiere performance in September 2024, Julianne Hough asked the pair about their chemistry.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The Ducks have scored four or more goals just twice this season, accounting for two of their five wins.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 12 Nov. 2024
Southern Nazarene scored a touchdown with 24 seconds left in the game to win 18-17.
—Rex Nelson, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The brand, which Grande bought back from former parent company Forma Brands in 2023, took the number-two spot by brand vitality score (VIT) in October, which is Traackr’s proprietary measurement of a brand’s social media reach and engagement.
—Noor Lobad, WWD, 26 Nov. 2024
While awaiting scores after their premiere performance in September 2024, Julianne Hough asked the pair about their chemistry.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 26 Nov. 2024
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The judge's ruling Tuesday allowed the case to continue after a mental examination had been filed in court.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
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The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in the Michigan Court of Claims by UM sociology professor Fatma Müge Göçek.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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Electrified vehicles continue to win plaudits, as two of the nine finalists are powered purely by electricity and seven either offer hybrid versions or are built only in hybrid gasoline-electric form.Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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Park’s also appeared in Broadway’s Dear Evan Hansen, but is perhaps most widely known for his long-running, two-time Emmy winning role on the CBS soap As The World Turns.Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
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The company has not yet achieved sufficient funding to develop or acquire a new business line.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The announcement reinforces the closeness Musk has managed to achieve with Trump, even after the election.David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Still, watching Hannah scold him about everything, from 401(k)s to boiling water to phone bills, from ordering him to walk a dog that doesn’t belong to him to telling him that riding hotel pool furniture would give her the ick, was painful.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dolores returns to scold her grandson for badmouthing her during the show’s Día de los Muertos episode, which airs on NBC on Friday, Oct. 25.Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Accordingly, Russia, Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Algeria and other countries run by autocrats with grudges against the United States would once again dominate global energy markets.Dan Ikenson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Bob Hoskins plays the private investigator Eddie Valiant, who must overcome his grudge against toons when he’s hired to exonerate Roger Rabbit from murder charges.Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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The filing also details various financial agreements, including convertible debt transactions and a licensing agreement with Advaxis, Inc.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Last week, bond yields surged on expectations that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to lower tax rates, increase tariffs and reduce regulation could ultimately lead to higher U.S. government debt and inflation, along with faster economic growth.Alex Veiga, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Sign up But a 97-inch television is only scratching the surface of how big these devices can get; TCL has introduced a 115-inch television, while Samsung sells one that measures 146 inches — more than 12 feet across diagonally.Justin Klawans, The Week US, theweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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This is especially the case if your straw is plastic because, as Wu notes about plastic water bottles, they are most easily scratched and, therefore, more likely to harbor bacteria.Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
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Tether has been steadily plodding up all year, now at the highest market cap that it's ever attained.Brady Dale, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Related article Ancient swimming ‘taco’ had ‘bug jaws,’ new fossils show This finding suggests that Arthropleura attained peak segmentation as an adult, rather than at birth.Ashley Strickland, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Score.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/score. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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