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score

noun as in total, points

noun as in musical arrangement

noun as in obligation; account payable

verb as in keep count

verb as in cut, nick

verb as in write a musical arrangement

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Makridis and Wu compared the committee’s social capital index score with county-level data on coronavirus infections, case growth and mortality.

Cuban’s move comes after scores of athletes have followed the lead of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick by kneeling in protest during the national anthem.

Even if box scores fail to capture the tweaks and triumphs Turner has made in his game, that doesn’t mean there aren’t clear areas for improvement still.

The first factor was the game’s competitiveness and tension, measured by how close the score was at the end of each quarter.

That kept the score at 31-9 in the Bucs’ favor, after that team’s defense kept the pressure on Mahomes.

Yes, we do typically do better than Europe (and Canada, too, which is frequently awful on this score).

The higher your score, the more likely it is that you can lip-sync along to the “Checkers” Speech.

Sting took over the lead role to try to draw an audience, but his thumpingly inspirational score was already the hero of the show.

Finally, a score or so of films have been made of the story, some called A Christmas Carol and others, simply, Scrooge.

Chiefly, we forgot the many, many problems there are with the bones—the book and score—to this show.

The Seven-score and four on the six middle Bells, the treble leading, and the tenor lying behind every change, makes good Musick.

Indeed, a score of bodies lying there had not been seen by Malcolm during his first frenzied examination of the house.

The Indian turned his head, and spoke to some one behind; one after another a score of figures rose.

It was locked there so firmly that a score of men had to labor for hours next day ere it could be cleared.

I raised my pipe above my head and hurled it against the fence, where it crashed into a score of pieces.

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On this page you'll find 306 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to score, such as: account, amount, average, count, grade, and mark.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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