best-case

American  

[best-kays] / ˈbɛstˌkeɪs /

adjective

1. being the best result that could be expected under the circumstances.

   The best-case scenario shows her winning the nomination easily.

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Etymology

Origin of best-case

First recorded in 1975–80

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Example Sentences

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best-case

“There’s so much education they need, and they need it when they are already under a lot of pressure. It’s really hard to connect all the dots in the best-case scenario,” she said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

"Oil's return towards pre-war levels in June reflected markets pricing in a best-case outcome for the fragile US-Iran arrangement," she wrote, adding that the "re-escalation exposes how fragile that assumption was".

From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026

When I ask Welling how soon StormWall could be launched, he says that even in the best-case scenario, just the research would require at least five more years.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

A crack in a tank containing a toxic chemical may not sound like a cause for hope, but Elias Picazo, an assistant professor of chemistry at USC, said it might be the best-case scenario.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026

So even in a death penalty advocate’s best-case scenario, capital punishment could explain only one twenty-fifth of the drop in homicides in the 1990s.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

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