best-case
adjective
: being, relating to, or based on a projection of future events that assumes only the best possible circumstances
a best-case scenario
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Coach Sherrone Moore didn’t have an answer on when Haynes might return, but getting him back for the Ohio State game seems like a best-case scenario.
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
This map shows Spain’s best-case scenario.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Procolored's site says about six prints per hour, but that's best-case scenario – or maybe six small prints with very little white.
—Joe Salas
october 29, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Black Phone 2 is not a best-case scenario.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
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Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
This map shows Spain’s best-case scenario.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Procolored's site says about six prints per hour, but that's best-case scenario – or maybe six small prints with very little white.
—Joe Salas
october 29, New Atlas, 29 Oct. 2025
Black Phone 2 is not a best-case scenario.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for best-case
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“Best-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-case. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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