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 The structure of this Silo season has been frustrating at times, with all the jumping back and forth between scenes from the 21st century and scenes in the silos. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026 Traditional Rocky Horror movie showings include a costumed cast acting out the events on screen, with bags of props handed out for audience participation during certain scenes. — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 There’s little tension or drive, just shaggy scenes about paranoia, trust and hope. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 The music — a medley of the Netflix series’ score and soundtrack — will drive the storyline and energy of scenes, while also melding with the pattern of dialog in the clips, creating a natural flow to the show. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 At its peak, the moon was 96 percent covered in Earth’s shadow, creating stunning scenes for many of those who came out to watch. — Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026 Yoshikazu Tsuno | Afp | Getty Images Japan's startup and initial-public offering scenes may get a boost from a new trading platform that will help unlisted companies raise capital. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Lightening the darkness of the story in the early scenes are the playfulness, banter and sexiness Lou and James. — Frank Rizzo, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 The region is made up of various villages and hamlets, including Port Carling (where scenes from the show were filmed at locations like Mortimer’s Point Marina). — Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Be sure to adjust the spreader settings to reduce the application rate by half with this approach.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
The system also cannot solve physical hardware failures simply by changing software settings.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026

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The clever premise provides the opportunity for plenty of high-octane action sequences, including fistfights, shootouts, explosions and car chases, with the hapless Ben providing comic relief from Hank’s Terminator-like indestructibility.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Several heavy explosions shook Kuhestak, with fireballs that lighted up the night sky, according to security camera recordings carried by the semiofficial news agency Fars.

— David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of explosions

Noun

He’s gotten out of every jam so far, and has become the Mets’ favorite arm in late-inning situations with runners on base.

— Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
Then there’s freshman linebacker Aydan Steen, who contributed two huge tackles in the second half in critical situations.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

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