scenario
noun
sce·nar·io
sə-ˈner-ē-ˌō 
US also and especially British -ˈnär-
plural scenarios
1
a
: an outline or synopsis of a play
especially
: a plot outline used by actors of the commedia dell'arte
b
: the libretto of an opera
2
a
b
3
: a sequence of events especially when imagined
especially
: an account or synopsis of a possible course of action or events
his scenario for a settlement envisages … reunification —
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A possible scenario would be that we move to the city.
The most likely scenario is that he goes back to school in the fall.
The best-case scenario would be for us to finish the work by tomorrow.
In the worst-case scenario, we would have to start the project all over again.
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Fixed a bug where items that could be obtained upon completing a Remembrance in the Remembrance world when the scenario conditions were met could not be obtained when changing characters and concluding a Remembrance.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Capital Stacker founder Heather Presley-Cowen, who has helped Fort Wayne and other communities, outlined the housing situation in Valparaiso before guiding a panel discussion and a tabletop scenario exercise for participants.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast to hit parts of South Florida Sunday and Monday, with the most severe scenarios calling for 3 inches of accumulation in Fort Lauderdale and Miami and 2 inches in West Palm Beach.
—David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Additionally, such an extensive cover-up would require the complicity of thousands of people across the political spectrum, including Republicans, journalists, and foreign officials—an implausible scenario.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Capital Stacker founder Heather Presley-Cowen, who has helped Fort Wayne and other communities, outlined the housing situation in Valparaiso before guiding a panel discussion and a tabletop scenario exercise for participants.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast to hit parts of South Florida Sunday and Monday, with the most severe scenarios calling for 3 inches of accumulation in Fort Lauderdale and Miami and 2 inches in West Palm Beach.
—David Fleshler, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
Additionally, such an extensive cover-up would require the complicity of thousands of people across the political spectrum, including Republicans, journalists, and foreign officials—an implausible scenario.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for scenario
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“Scenario.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scenario. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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scenario
noun
sce·nar·io
sə-ˈnar-ē-ˌō
-ˈner-,
-ˈnär-
plural scenarios
1
a
: an outline of a play
b
: the text of an opera
2
3
: a sequence of events especially when imagined
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