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
To be sure, the worst-case scenario is not inevitable.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Appropriated from tourist snaps taken underwater in the Indian Ocean, the engulfing images allude to the scenario scientists believe could play out by the end of the century, if the climate crisis isn’t promptly addressed.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
This has resulted in the standoff evolving into a worst-case scenario.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Worst case scenario: Even with Clark and Johnson returning, TCU’s safeties miss Camara’s physicality and the presence of Gonzales leading to a noticeable drop-off in production across the board.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2025
Appropriated from tourist snaps taken underwater in the Indian Ocean, the engulfing images allude to the scenario scientists believe could play out by the end of the century, if the climate crisis isn’t promptly addressed.
—Zoe Whitfield, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
This has resulted in the standoff evolving into a worst-case scenario.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
Worst case scenario: Even with Clark and Johnson returning, TCU’s safeties miss Camara’s physicality and the presence of Gonzales leading to a noticeable drop-off in production across the board.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scenario
Noun
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Our Lamb Burgers flip the script on a traditional patty, using rich and fatty ground lamb.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
8 Aug. 2025
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But over the last five years, the post-pandemic world has flipped the script.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Jake Schreier directed from a screenplay by Eric Pearson and Joanna Calo.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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Joe Russo wrote the screenplay for both films and produced along with Anthony, Gitter, and Schwerin.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Scenario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenario. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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