: being, relating to, or based on a projection of future events that assumes only the best possible circumstances
a best-case scenario

Examples of best-case in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But if the play-in was inevitable, the Warriors might have lucked into a best-case scenario. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024 But the series is a best-case scenario to lead audiences to the games, not for a greater understanding of the show, but because the show makes the world feel larger, rather than smaller, and beckons with the opportunity to create your own story within it. Richard Newby, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024 Political correspondent Steve Kornacki crunched the numbers for every GOP primary taking place today and in the next wave of contests this month, assessing Haley’s best-case scenario and Trump’s. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Mar. 2024 But under the current best-case scenario, new sand won't be hitting the beaches until late summer, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the agency that oversees such projects. By wayne Parry, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024 This best-case scenario still features the play-in tournament. Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024 Tanimoto calls the changes and the results have been the ‘best-case scenario’ for him on multiple levels. Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2024 In a best-case scenario UMES' new veterinary school will be accredited by 2025 and will have as many as 100 graduate students taking classes a year later, said Moses Kairo, the university's agricultural and natural sciences dean. USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024 In a best-case scenario, Ives argued that tech stocks could even see a 35% gain in 2024, leading the Nasdaq Composite to a record 20,000. Will Daniel, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of best-case was in 1972

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“Best-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-case. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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