Definition of scenarionext
as in script
the written form of a story prepared for film production submitted a scenario to the producers

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Recent Examples of scenario The documentary depicts a scenario involving a large hostile surface vessel formation approaching southeast of China. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 Whatever was in the minds of people like Bernie Sanders and AOC, at a time when the likelihood of Democrats winning the House and possibly the Senate was real, is just the thing that could put the kibosh on the whole scenario in the 2026 midterms. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026 Zach Neumann, executive director of the Community Economic Defense Project, which provides legal aid to people during a housing crisis, said the best-case scenario for Villela would be the state Supreme Court declining to take the case. Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026 Advertisement The World Bank estimates that, under a high-emissions scenario, as many as 216 million people could be internally displaced by climate impacts in the next quarter century. Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scenario
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Noun
  • Vin Diesel is very pleased with the script for the 11th Fast & Furious film.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Twilight star leaned on Zendaya throughout production, especially when part of the script didn’t sit right with him.
    Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • According to a search of the internet, was his first screenplay.
    Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • The documents also described Swift as appearing to go along with Lively’s efforts to take control of the film’s screenplay from Baldoni.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

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“Scenario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenario. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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