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score out

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to delete or cancel by marking through with a line or lines; cross out

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Some powerful carries in the midfield left the defence desperately exposed with players lining up to score out wide and former ballet dancer McGhie glided over.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

The Yankees put the score out of reach with a five-run rally in the eighth against Brent Honeywell, three of which scored on Gleyber Torres’ game-icing blast.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2024

Hurts passed for 380 yards despite sitting the majority of the fourth quarter with the score out of hand.

From Washington Post • Dec. 5, 2022

That scoring system, as laid out by the Specialty Coffee Association of America, factors traits like acidity, aftertaste, body, and sweetness to create a score out of 100.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2022

I've been trying your game of one hand against another, and I daresay I called the score out loud.

From Here and Hereafter by Pain, Barry

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