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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Put them in chronological order for a perfect score.
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Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
The number earned the couple their first perfect score of the season, bringing their total to 59 points.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Bananas hits 11 out of 12, and Jordan gets a perfect score.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
McAfee did earn a perfect score in its one recent test, but Avast, AVG, and Bitdefender managed a trifecta, perfect scores in all three tests.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
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Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
The number earned the couple their first perfect score of the season, bringing their total to 59 points.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Bananas hits 11 out of 12, and Jordan gets a perfect score.
—Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
McAfee did earn a perfect score in its one recent test, but Avast, AVG, and Bitdefender managed a trifecta, perfect scores in all three tests.
—PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Perfect score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perfect%20score. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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