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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Rosales is Trevor, Penny’s other BFF, a misanthrope who’d rather fade into the background.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Still, these issues fade into the background as you’re presented with some of the most inventive and subversive artistic creations of 2025.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Once, small talk in meetings faded into the background.
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Over time, as refrigerators became commonplace, butter dishes slipped into the background.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Still, these issues fade into the background as you’re presented with some of the most inventive and subversive artistic creations of 2025.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Once, small talk in meetings faded into the background.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Over time, as refrigerators became commonplace, butter dishes slipped into the background.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for into the background
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“Into the background.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20the%20background. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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