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
The current phase expands participation to additional countries and concentrates on issues such as prevention of major equipment failures, safety classification of systems, and scenarios involving loss of external power supplies.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
As financial roles evolve, organizations increasingly need professionals capable of interpreting data, modeling complex scenarios, and communicating insights that support decision-making.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Instead, research has been conducted in ad hoc scenarios.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 22 Jan. 2026
The real issue was how M0 positioning – treating it as digital cash – locked it into low-frequency scenarios.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Of the remaining title tilt scenarios, only a Broncos-Rams matchup would prove to be a novelty pairing.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
While disastrous scenarios surrounding a novel pathogen spread by mosquitoes are hypothetical, there are also very real dangers linked to deforestation.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
The difference in outcomes between critically dry and average scenarios are major.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Recognizing these realities, Beijing’s wargaming scenarios imagine any such offensive as a prelude to military action, including a full-scale invasion.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 23 Jan. 2026
As financial roles evolve, organizations increasingly need professionals capable of interpreting data, modeling complex scenarios, and communicating insights that support decision-making.
—CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Instead, research has been conducted in ad hoc scenarios.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 22 Jan. 2026
The real issue was how M0 positioning – treating it as digital cash – locked it into low-frequency scenarios.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Of the remaining title tilt scenarios, only a Broncos-Rams matchup would prove to be a novelty pairing.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026
While disastrous scenarios surrounding a novel pathogen spread by mosquitoes are hypothetical, there are also very real dangers linked to deforestation.
—Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 15 Jan. 2026
The difference in outcomes between critically dry and average scenarios are major.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2026
Recognizing these realities, Beijing’s wargaming scenarios imagine any such offensive as a prelude to military action, including a full-scale invasion.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scenarios
Noun
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What begins as a handful of scrappy scripts, dashboards, and internal workflows slowly evolves into something more structured.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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That same year, Quinn worked off of Rhimes’ scripts to turn the series into a proper Bridgerton book.—
Sara Netzley,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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One thing the three original and three adapted screenplays chosen to be featured on this year’s THR Writers Roundtable have in common is the theme of trauma and grief.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Jan. 2026
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As part of the Academy’s deal with YouTube, Google Arts & Culture will digitize the Academy Collection, more than 52 million items including films, photos, posters, screenplays, props and costumes.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
20 Dec. 2025
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“Scenarios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scenarios. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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