scenarios

plural of scenario
as in scripts
the written form of a story prepared for film production submitted a scenario to the producers

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Recent Examples of scenarios Teams can explore more options, evaluate more scenarios and produce more polished recommendations than ever before. Susan Asiyanbi, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 And in certain scenarios, people can apply for installment terms with local tax bureaus to pay the sum over five years, according to Beijing’s policy announcement last month. Anniek Bao,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Ahead of the delivery, baby Aloni's first outfit was picked out, mom's bag was packed, and dad was fully equipped with the birthing plan and prepared for all scenarios. La'tasha Givens, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Phase 2 will focus on a future land use analysis, development scenarios, housing and an economic development study. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Engineers will evaluate how the concept performs in scenarios where continuous connectivity and persistent sensing are essential. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026 Let’s go over a few scenarios and the pros and cons that come with each. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The city tried to be conservative with its revenue projections, but even those worst case scenarios turned out not to be conservative enough, City Manager Jay Chapa said speaking at the council work session. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 Emissions fell across all scenarios the researchers mapped, despite a boom in electricity demand sparked by AI data center buildout. Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
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Noun
  • Raz and Issacharoff scrapped their first scripts for Season 5 following the October 7 attack and reformulated with that shocking event at the center of the story.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her sister and her try to rewrite their scripts through tarot.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The Mendes movie’s release window is currently April 2028, and as Deadline exclusively reported, Jez Butterworth, Peter Straughan and Jack Thorne are writing the screenplays for the biopics.
    Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Braun’s script was on the Black List, a collection of the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, which tends to reward hooky, high-concept projects, often to mixed results.
    Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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“Scenarios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenarios. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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