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The Britannica Dictionary scenario 1 ENTRIES FOUND:

• scenario (noun)

scenario /səˈnerijoʊ/ Brit /səˈnɑːriəʊ/ noun plural scenarios scenario /səˈnerijoʊ/ Brit /səˈnɑːriəʊ/ noun plural scenarios Britannica Dictionary definition of SCENARIO [count] 1 : a description of what could possibly happen

• A possible scenario would be that we move to the city.
• The most likely scenario is that he goes back to school in the fall.
• The best-case scenario would be for us to finish the work by tomorrow.
• In the worst-case scenario, we would have to start the project all over again.

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