into the background
idiom
: into the position of being less important
The war has pushed all other issues into the background.
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Guerdy faded into the background in the second half of the season and doesn’t seem to want to fight without backup.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Geralt's new face can fade happily into the background as the two women take further precedence in the story.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The new video, which was first obtained by Politico, said it was dated July 2021 and showed Porter talking to then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a video call about electric vehicles when a member of her staff moves into the background.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
One member of the cast who was unlikely to fade into the background was Dwayne Johnson, then operating under his wrestling callsign, The Rock.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Geralt's new face can fade happily into the background as the two women take further precedence in the story.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
The new video, which was first obtained by Politico, said it was dated July 2021 and showed Porter talking to then-Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in a video call about electric vehicles when a member of her staff moves into the background.
—Jason Lemon, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
One member of the cast who was unlikely to fade into the background was Dwayne Johnson, then operating under his wrestling callsign, The Rock.
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 21 Oct. 2025
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“Into the background.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20the%20background. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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