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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 The scenario reminded Attardo of the hasty replacement of Joe Biden during the 2024 election campaign. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 With the mandatory-offer scenario off the table for now, that pressure has eased. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 8 July 2026 This leaves patients at the mercy of price increases and supply issues, which are common in a disaster scenario. — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 8 July 2026 The Capital Economics scenario could also lead to higher government borrowing, which could crowd out private-sector firms. — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for scenario

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For a stable, repo-local script, that critique holds, and wrapping every small command in a gateway adds surface area no one needs.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
The studio tapped Ana Nogueira to write the script, a holdover from the former DCEU plans for a standalone Supergirl film.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 July 2026

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Eisenberg was nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe for best screenplay, and his screenplay won a BAFTA Award, the Waldo Salt Award at the Sundance Film Festival, an Independent Spirit Award, and numerous other prizes.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 July 2026
Lisa Baker co-writes the screenplay, which is produced by Nadia Jaynes, Sean Marley and Rachel Richardson-Jones.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 3 July 2026

Definition of screenplay

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