best-case
adjective
: being, relating to, or based on a projection of future events that assumes only the best possible circumstances
a best-case scenario
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But Hunter dropping is possible (even with Russell Wilson heading to the Giants) and would represent a best-case scenario for the Patriots.
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
And since this is all about best-case scenarios, man, the best-case scenario for Mike Trout is still pretty damn good.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Efforts to cram the square pegs of the GOP's austere, oligarchic economic agenda into the round holes of an unraveling economy led by an unpopular, unstable autocrat are going to consume most of the next several months even in a best-case scenario for the party.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Yardeni Research lowered its best-case S & P 500 target for 2025 by almost 9%, to 6,400 from 7,000, and set its worst-case target at 5,800.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
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Chad Graff, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
And since this is all about best-case scenarios, man, the best-case scenario for Mike Trout is still pretty damn good.
—Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Efforts to cram the square pegs of the GOP's austere, oligarchic economic agenda into the round holes of an unraveling economy led by an unpopular, unstable autocrat are going to consume most of the next several months even in a best-case scenario for the party.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Yardeni Research lowered its best-case S & P 500 target for 2025 by almost 9%, to 6,400 from 7,000, and set its worst-case target at 5,800.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for best-case
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“Best-case.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/best-case. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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