as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others
some of the most important decisions were made backstage, and only presented to the full committee afterward
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Recent Examples of backstage
Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Kennedy went backstage to greet the dancers after the performance.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2025
PWInsider reports that former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Drew McIntyre is backstage for the show.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
In 2024, Brown was sued for $50 million for allegedly attacking four fans backstage at his concert in Fort Worth (his entourage and tour promoter Live Nation were also named in the lawsuit).
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Kennedy went backstage to greet the dancers after the performance.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The film encapsulates the tour’s phenomenon — counting down the final months before the last show and capturing all the backstage drama and fan community that rallied around it.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2025
PWInsider reports that former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Drew McIntyre is backstage for the show.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backstage
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Relativity Space plans to launch a Mars orbiter in 2028 as part of a new initiative to privately develop planetary missions, Space News reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
19 June 2026
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In the world of Toy Story, practically every item beloved by children has a secret consciousness; toys privately chat and organize in kids’ bedrooms, always with the goal of helping their owners have fun.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Just six months after the release of his pal George Lucas’s laser-blasting, arm-chopping Star Wars, Spielberg swooped in with a gentler, more awestruck take on extraterrestrials – and one that manages to keep them offscreen for the majority of its runtime.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
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And for the first time in a film, Seydoux gets to show off her offscreen hobby, singing.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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Of course, this will be largely driven by Anthropic and OpenAI, which have both confidentially filed for IPOs, and by SpaceX, which is set to have the largest listing ever.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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The startup behind the Claude models confidentially filed for an IPO earlier this month.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Aemond, horny always for bloodshed, pushes his luck with Alicent, who has to play the role of supportive mommy while secretly yearning for Rhaenyra to accept her offer and free her from her mad sons.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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Nina is introduced as the seemingly vacuous trophy wife of Nile, a man who secretly murdered his first wife — and Nina’s former boss — Madison (Leila George) in a fit of passion.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
17 June 2026
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“Backstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstage. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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