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scenes



NOUN
part of a dramatic performance
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




Example Sentences

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A senior administration official said there were laughs and some knowing eye rolls about the presentation behind the scenes, knowing how obsessed Trump was with the Nobel Prize.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Whatever thematic capital “Disclosure Day” builds, it largely wastes on this gimmick and dumb action scenes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Residents who spoke to AFP described scenes of terror during the earthquake, with many saying the area was no longer safe enough to call home.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Those lawsuits failed, but Venice Dell proponents alleged in a July 2024 lawsuit that Park and Feldstein Soto took up where neighborhood critics failed in court and worked behind the scenes to thwart the project.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Our neighbors in room 205 are awake, and they are watching an action film with car chase scenes.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day



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