on the scene
idiom
—used to say that someone or something is or has become an important part of a situation, activity, etc.
She was lonely for a while, but now there's a new boyfriend on the scene.
a popular singer who first burst on the scene last year
Our lives have changed a lot since computers have come/appeared on the scene.
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The person who shot Rice remained on the scene and has been cooperating with detectives.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
So the fact that Polymarket was able to be the signal through the noise there was our first step on the scene of mainstream politics.
—Graham Messick, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
The car caught fire upon impact, and both men were pronounced dead when authorities arrived on the scene.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
Investigators remained on the scene Sunday morning processing evidence with the California Department of Justice, authorities said.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
So the fact that Polymarket was able to be the signal through the noise there was our first step on the scene of mainstream politics.
—Graham Messick, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2025
The car caught fire upon impact, and both men were pronounced dead when authorities arrived on the scene.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Dec. 2025
Investigators remained on the scene Sunday morning processing evidence with the California Department of Justice, authorities said.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 30 Nov. 2025
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“On the scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20scene. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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