scenario
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4.3
- noun
- /səˈnɛr.i.oʊ/
- In our meeting, we discussed various scenarios for how the economy might evolve next year.
- a worst-case scenario
- develop a scenario
- a hypothetical scenario
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Watch on YouTubeAnd no, there is no scenario where you can have both.
- And no, there is no scenario where you can have both.
- No, what I do, give me some scenarios, OK?
- I think you should be creating scenarios that create content.
- But then it turned out that this scenario exists, and that's bad.
- We had a whole scenario on supply chain disruptions.
- All right, that's another scenario that can happen.
- I wish we were talking about a different scenario here than we are.
- So I realized really in no scenario was this bad for me.
- What is the worst case scenario of doing this for two years?
- And again, people think about this scenario mostly in relation to war.
- And before that he was running nuclear war scenarios for NORAD.
- It's hard for me to even think of a worse scenario for our democracy.
- Because the worst case scenario is that they are here.
- And then as an actor, you're like, best case scenario, this goes seven years.
- And you build this monster, this horrible scenario, and it's not real.
- Was that the same scenario when your sister was born?
- Was this a worst case scenario or a beyond worst case scenario?
- Right Now think about this scenario, same scenario.
Examples
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What is the worst case scenario of doing this for two years?
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During the training, the communication partners practiced each scenario and received feedback on their performance.
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And no, there is no scenario where you can have both.
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Because I, I can imagine a scenario where one day it does.
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Now, in what scenario does this make sense?
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And again, people think about this scenario mostly in relation to war.
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It's hard for me to even think of a worse scenario for our democracy.
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To get a clear answer to the question, the following common scenarios are used for comparison:
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In the following pages, we lay out the four scenarios as described by participants.
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We estimate global energy consumption for alternative future scenarios of population growth and standards of living.
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Synonyms
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1.9
The conditions someone or something is in at a time
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1.0
A possible situation that affects what people do
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7.1
A possible problem or event that people must prepare for
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5.1
The things that may happen to someone in later life
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6.8
An imagined situation used to discuss ideas
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6.5
A possible future event or outcome
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Etymology
The word scenario comes from Greek skēnē and Italian scena, both meaning 'stage' or 'scene'. So when people use a scenario in planning, they imagine a possible series of scenes or events to see what could happen.