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as in setting
the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set
the first scene was the kitchen of a fancy restaurant during dinner
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as in explosion
an outburst or display of excited anger
please don't make a scene while we're at the restaurant
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Recent Examples of scene
Read is accused of striking O'Keefe with her Lexus SUV during a drunken argument and then leaving the scene, where he was found dead with signs of severe head trauma and hypothermia the next morning.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
—Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Another group, studying the same data record, sketches a very different scene: a magma‑ocean hellscape, sterilized by heat.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
Detectives with the department, along with the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad, spent much of the afternoon and evening hours at the scene — which is about ¼ mile away from the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery on Mitchell Street where police found human remains on March 19.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.
—Lawrence Burney, Pitchfork, 18 Apr. 2025
Another group, studying the same data record, sketches a very different scene: a magma‑ocean hellscape, sterilized by heat.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 18 Apr. 2025
Detectives with the department, along with the Connecticut State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad, spent much of the afternoon and evening hours at the scene — which is about ¼ mile away from the Colonel Ledyard Cemetery on Mitchell Street where police found human remains on March 19.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scene
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But North of North draws strength from the specificity of its unusual-for-TV setting.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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There are two iPhone settings working in tandem which let this happen.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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From Ediacaran Precursors To The Cambrian Explosion The discovery and classification of Dickinsonia have had profound implications for our understanding of the Cambrian explosion.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Red Cross was called in to help people who had been displaced, per the outlet, and animal control officials were working to find pets who were lost in the aftermath of the explosion.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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Three in 5 Ecuadorians say their personal security and economic situations have not improved under Mr. Noboa’s short first term in office.—
Mie Hoejris Dahl,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Apr. 2025
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The effort was a result of weeks of preparations by Chinese government officials who had been tasked with studying Trump’s policies and suggesting countermeasures that could be gradually scaled up, according to two people familiar with the situation.—
Beijing and Washington Bureaus,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Robert hasn't been great this season, but a change of scenery in a winning situation could work wonders for him.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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This vast, open region of southern Portugal is characterized by its raw, unhurried beauty—inland, the scenery transitions into sprawling pine forests and ancient cork oak woodlands, while salt fields near the coastline glisten under the sun and the scent of the sea lingers in the breeze.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
18 Apr. 2025
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The first part of the book is devoted to describing how their backgrounds and experience of war as young men shaped their strategic views.—
Rich Lowry,
National Review,
17 Apr. 2025
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This has led astronomers to wonder whether there are countless galaxies out there shrouded in dust —- galaxies that are quietly contributing to the far-infrared background of the cosmos.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The chute opens, and rambunctious No. 2 bursts out with an impatient huff.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Volunteers were charged around 25 cents per huff, bringing in good profit for those who’d invested in the necessary gas tanks, tubes, and breathing bags.—
Oshan Jarow,
Vox,
7 Dec. 2018
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This story was originally published April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Our goal this episode was ending certain stories in climactic ways, yet building a platform for the show to leap off.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Here are seven easy bedroom decor ideas to welcome your bedroom into its spring era—just in time, because your new wardrobe rotation is going to need a worthy photo backdrop.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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Choose between dark gray or khaki to complement your other outdoor decor.—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Scene.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scene. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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