Thesaurus results for SCENES

scenes

noun

plural of scene

as in settings

the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set the first scene was the kitchen of a fancy restaurant during dinner

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as in explosions

an outburst or display of excited anger please don't make a scene while we're at the restaurant

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as in situations

position with regard to conditions and circumstances one of the leading figures in the current political scene

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as in sceneries

the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production helped build and paint scenes for the school play

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Recent Examples of scenes An assembly of planets in Aries moves through your twelfth house, stirring emotions behind the scenes and asking for careful tending. —

Kirah Tabourn, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Mar. 2026 The re-telling is family-friendly and open to the community, though some scenes will feature strobe lighting effects. —

Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026 Behind the scenes, Western Digital pulled out of talks in 2023, emails indicate. —

CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026 The video features clips of Cyrus driving through Hollywood and scenes from the anniversary event, while flashing back to moments from the 2009 Hannah Montana Movie. —

Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Mar. 2026 There’s growing concern behind the scenes. —

Martha Ross, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2026 Cherry is also really the only character that has intimate scenes in the film. —

Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026 Behind the scenes, work toward resolving the standoff intensified Friday as White House border czar Tom Homan was set to meet for the second consecutive day with a bipartisan group of senators. —

Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026 Jacir wants to show a cross section of people’s responses to these events, but the result often feels like scattershot scenes from a longer miniseries, flitting from one character to another with little narrative thrust or cohesion. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scenes

Noun

The platform allows parents to filter programs by location, children’s age and cost, and features information on about 10,000 child care providers, including program settings and schedules, walking and transit directions, contact information and inspection records.

— Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 Apr. 2026
Washington has already formally recognized her as the country’s head of state in legal and diplomatic settings.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026