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
Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
After the show, the team from Runway were ushered backstage to discuss upcoming cover stories with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2025
Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In the video, someone from Lopez’s crew tells a shocked González that the actress and musician is behind the backstage door and the artist presents her canvas and covers her mouth in disbelief.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 15 July 2025
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Adverb
Along with Streep, Stanley Tucci was also front row and went backstage to greet Wintour.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
After the show, the team from Runway were ushered backstage to discuss upcoming cover stories with Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana.
—Luke Leitch, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The fan was ultimately joined by her mother and treated at the backstage first aid area, a show official told the Free Press, though no further updates were available late Sunday.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 4 Aug. 2025
In the video, someone from Lopez’s crew tells a shocked González that the actress and musician is behind the backstage door and the artist presents her canvas and covers her mouth in disbelief.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backstage
Adverb
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Although not publicly traded, OpenAI’s long list of institutional backers have privately held shares in the startup.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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The work has since been performed numerous times around the world, publicly and privately.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
3 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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The two sides settled confidentially last year and Joyride emerged from bankruptcy.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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So these cases are almost always settled confidentially.—
Stayton Bonner,
Robb Report,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Mason Thames and McKenna Grace are living the romance of their dreams offscreen.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
23 Oct. 2025
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Here, Aster reflects on all four of his films so far, cautiously revealing himself as a director who’s as much concerned with what’s happening offscreen as well as on, trying to strike that seemingly impossible balance between life and art.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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As the unloved surviving son of a cruel father, he was approached by a wizard who offered him gold to secretly feed a mysterious hedgehog-faced monster in a cave.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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This malware secretly collects usernames, passwords and website logins from infected devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Backstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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