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 In that scenario, the Cowboys would immediately be able to catch him up on the jump in competition from the American Athletic Conference to the NFL. Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Apr. 2025 Under that scenario, the city services provided by those workers still went away. David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025 In that scenario, a hung parliament remains within the realm of possibility. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025 To implement the policy, staff members were told to keep an eye on visitors, and check in to see if individuals are waiting on mobile orders, meeting someone, or other scenarios. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for scenario
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Noun
  • Though the script went through various changes beyond what Calle first read, her love for Muriel and Sandra’s relationship is what kept her invested.
    Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Oscar winner Hanks will reprise his role as Captain Krause and has penned the script.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His screenplay had ended with Aimée’s widowed script girl returning to Paris from Deauville after a tryst gone sour with Trintignant’s widowed racecar driver.
    Bruce Handy, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The difference lies in how the screenplay probes the existential struggles warring inside its characters and confronts their pasts.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Scenario.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenario. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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