Contingency
Contingency noun - Something that might happen.
Scenario and contingency are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scenario" instead a noun "Contingency".
Nearby Words: contingent, contingently
Scenario
Scenario noun - The written form of a story prepared for film production.
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Synonyms for Scenario
Contingency and scenario are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contingency" instead a noun "Scenario".
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- The first episode of season 3 has Sherlock reveal how it happened, revealing that he and Mycroft had contingency plans for every possible scenario, the scenario with faking his death being appropriately called LAZARUS.
Source: Thanatos Gambit -
Manhunter tells him that his fears are unnecessary and the simulation is perfectly safe...yeah, about that... Also in Contingency OL spends the first half of the training scenario complaining of the plot holes in said scenario.
Source: Fanfic / With This Ring - The remaining four episodes were aired in Britain, and eventually released on DVD.The plot dealt with the government activating a contingency plan called "Threshold" to deal with a first contact scenario, the central element of which was the creation of a "red team" to run things.
Source: Series / Threshold
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