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scenario

noun

sə-ˈner-ē-ˌō

Definition of scenario

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the written form of a story prepared for film production submitted a scenario to the producers

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Recent Examples of scenario Per a league source, Jeanie would be open to exploring that scenario. — Dan Woike, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 Those scenarios would require unifying behind an anti-war candidate. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026 In such a scenario, many deaths would precede conclusive diagnoses, treatments would not be readily available, and health-care systems would be overwhelmed. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Experts say that while some event contracts — such as the personal life of pop stars — aren’t as easy to manipulate, other scenarios could be rife with insider trading or, in the case of wildfire contracts, motivate people to commit arson. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scenario

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It’s left to the audience to infer exactly what has transpired between them, but largely through omission, Wright’s script effectively articulates the burden of mental illness on family members.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Aug. 2026
Massachusetts is an outlier because it's flipped from the usual script.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

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Henry Fonda and Hepburn won leading acting honors, and the film won for screenplay, which Ernest Thompson adapted from his play of the same name.

— Beth Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Both Henry Fonda and Hepburn won their Academy Awards, as did Thompson for his adapted screenplay.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of screenplay

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