backstory
noun
back·story
ˈbak-ˌstȯr-ē 
: a story that tells what led up to the main story or plot (as of a film)
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Viewers get the first glimpse into Charles’ tragic backstory in episode three, when Edwin and Crystal are working desperately to free his spirit from a nightmarish loop inside a haunted house where a man killed his wife and children and then himself.
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Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
As for The Ghoul, more about his backstory before the Great War as Cooper Howard, a famous actor and Vault-Tec spokesperson, is revealed in a flashback scene.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
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Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
As for The Ghoul, more about his backstory before the Great War as Cooper Howard, a famous actor and Vault-Tec spokesperson, is revealed in a flashback scene.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for backstory
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“Backstory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backstory. Accessed 10 May. 2024.
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