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 That training exposed the software to surgical scenarios accumulated across a large collection of procedures. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026 All 350 potential scenarios are tailor-made, and some are influenced by real events, from both sides of the political divide. Will Barker, TheWeek, 26 Aug. 2026 Meta confirmed to Reuters that the plan, reportedly codenamed Project OT (short for organization transformation), explored scenarios in which Meta reduced some team headcounts by 60 percent and that the plan called for two rounds of layoffs. Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026 Three scenarios look likeliest over the next 12 to 24 months. Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026 Three scenarios look most likely over the next 12 to 24 months, and each one gives shoppers something specific to do. Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026 Chinese people are running in more diverse scenarios than before — racing, training, jogging, trail running, and everyday running. Denni Hu, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026 That community-level perspective will be important as the county considers future land-use scenarios. Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Both scenarios are bad for Republicans, especially in the cases where his more controversial candidates, like Paxton and Miller, have to run in a general election. S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scenarios
Noun
  • There will be no B-movie monsters wearing terrible prosthetics, no scripts full of non sequiturs, no glitchy graphics.
    Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • There was nothing particularly novel about the show’s premise, but the scripts were refreshingly dense with jokes, prioritizing laughs over contrived drama or seasonlong relationship arcs.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Over 12 weeks, eight writers will be split across two rooms to develop original screenplays for Artists Equity’s slate.
    Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • One example is its partnership with The Wallis on programming including Live Reads, which brings together film and performing-arts audiences and artists for one-night only staging of screenplays.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

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“Scenarios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenarios. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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