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scenario

noun

sə-ˈner-ē-ˌō

Definition of scenario

as in script

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

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Recent Examples of scenario Here are three plausible near-term scenarios and what to do about each. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2026 That’s a different story, with at least a few completely viable scenarios about which candidate will finally prevail. — Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The Aura Edition comes with specialized software modes designed to adapt the laptop to different scenarios. — Charles Jefferies, PC Magazine, 11 Oct. 2026 Fast-forward 24 hours — 10 minutes into Wednesday’s game — and one of those exact scenarios played out. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scenario

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Harris accepted, then asked to co-write the screenplay despite never having tackled a feature script.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Aldis Hodge and Wunmi Mosaku were previously announced to star in the movie that has a script from Nelson Greaves, with revisions by Lauren Schuker Blum and Rebecca Angelo.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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Harris accepted, then asked to co-write the screenplay despite never having tackled a feature script.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Beekeeper 2 is based on a screenplay by Kurt Wimmer and Zak Penn that emerged from a story and characters created by Wimmer.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

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