plural sceneries
1
: the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage
2
: a picturesque view or landscape
3
: one's usual surroundings
needed a change of scenery
Synonyms of scenery
Examples of scenery in a Sentence
She designed the scenery for the play.
The scenery showed a forest.
We went for a drive to enjoy the scenery.
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An Idaho mountain town known for its stunning scenery is one of the top spots in the nation to visit for Christmas, according to HGTV.
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Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, general manager Preston Mattingly and manager Rob Thomson have all spoken about how a change of scenery would be beneficial for all sides at different stages of the offseason.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Hop aboard for Holiday Junction At Holiday Junction featuring Duke Energy Holiday Trains, watch with awe as over 300 rail cars and 50 model trains zip through a miniature city, admire LEGO bricks crafted into whimsical displays and simply take in the winter scenery.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
Rowan Atkinson plays a Ninth Doctor ready to hang up his TARDIS keys and marry his companion (Julia Sawalha), when the Master (a scenery-chewing Jonathan Pryce) and the Daleks throw a spanner in the works.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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Julia Hawkins, Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
Phillies president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski, general manager Preston Mattingly and manager Rob Thomson have all spoken about how a change of scenery would be beneficial for all sides at different stages of the offseason.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Hop aboard for Holiday Junction At Holiday Junction featuring Duke Energy Holiday Trains, watch with awe as over 300 rail cars and 50 model trains zip through a miniature city, admire LEGO bricks crafted into whimsical displays and simply take in the winter scenery.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Dec. 2025
Rowan Atkinson plays a Ninth Doctor ready to hang up his TARDIS keys and marry his companion (Julia Sawalha), when the Master (a scenery-chewing Jonathan Pryce) and the Daleks throw a spanner in the works.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Dec. 2025
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“Scenery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenery. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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scenery
noun
scen·ery
ˈsēn-(ə-)rē 
1
: the painted scenes or hangings and accessories used on a theater stage
2
: a view or landscape resembling a beautiful painting
mountain scenery
3
: one's usual surroundings
needed a change of scenery
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