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 Walker began working on the film during production as the DIT, transporting footage from the camera to the edit suite and assembling scenes as they were shot. —

Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 17 Apr. 2026 Judging from all the shooting and chase scenes, Hig has his work cut out proving that his optimism in humanity is justified. —

Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 17 Apr. 2026 Behind the scenes, Swalwell was courting attention. —

Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 There’s something behind the scenes — an emotional pattern, a habit or even a secret stressor — that’s slowly catching up with you. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026 Franco, who came to Miami with her family from Venezuela, has made a series of oil paintings of people and scenes from the Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop, where her mother is a vendor. —

Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026 Dispatches are occasional snapshots of people, places, scenes or moments from around Georgia that our reporters come across. —

Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Most games from that era do not hold up today, and even fewer foster competitive scenes. —

Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 10 Apr. 2026 In order to get the best value, the key is understanding how pricing actually works behind the scenes—from routing and timing to aircraft availability. —

Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Instead of asking parents to constantly adjust settings, the platform builds age-appropriate experiences from the start.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
And depending on the share settings, ICE could access the cameras for immigration enforcement — even if Dunwoody doesn’t share directly with the agency.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 15 Apr. 2026