as in script
the written form of a story prepared for film production
submitted a scenario to the producers
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For example, under a plausible, moderately high emissions scenario, Phoenix’s available surface water supply was forecast to drop below the historical average by 2060.
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Dave White, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Iran has effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for the vast majority of vessels for more than six weeks — a previously unthinkable scenario for a waterway that ordinarily carries about a fifth of global oil and natural gas supplies and a third of the world’s urea fertilizer exports.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Roughly half chose silver or teal across the scenarios.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
In Iran, a similar scenario is unlikely.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
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Dave White, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Iran has effectively blockaded the Strait of Hormuz for the vast majority of vessels for more than six weeks — a previously unthinkable scenario for a waterway that ordinarily carries about a fifth of global oil and natural gas supplies and a third of the world’s urea fertilizer exports.
—Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2026
Roughly half chose silver or teal across the scenarios.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 8 Apr. 2026
In Iran, a similar scenario is unlikely.
—Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scenario
Noun
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The scripts Hatmaker seems most interested in these days don’t come from the Bible.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Magic flipped the script, though.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Nor do investigation subjects Matthew and Jordan, seen in old video footage, warrant any deeper interest from Sean Harris Oliver’s screenplay.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sachs wrote the screenplay with Mauricio Zacharias.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Scenario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenario. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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