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scenario

[si-nair-ee-oh, -nahr-] / sɪˈnɛər iˌoʊ, -ˈnɑr- /
NOUN
master plan; sequence of events
Synonyms
STRONGEST
plot scheme
STRONG
book outline pages rundown sides sketch summary synopsis
WEAK
résumé storyline

Example Sentences

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They are the only Treasury asset designed for this scenario.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

For America’s Arab Gulf allies, it is a nightmare scenario.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

There is a scenario too in which the team finishing seventh in the Premier League qualifies for the Champions League.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Stifel analyst Brian Chin said that Micron was the first stock that came to mind when he was assessing rally potential in a peacetime scenario, as memory has become the “epitome” of a risk asset.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

If this scenario is correct, then Australia/New Guinea gained a massive head start that might have continued to propel human development there long after the Great Leap Forward.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond