as in background
the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed
visitors dine at the restaurant with a dramatic stretch of the Pacific Ocean as a jaw-dropping backdrop
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Recent Examples of backdrop
Aguilera is featured performing several holiday classics and hits amid a backdrop of the Eiffel Tower transformed into a shimmering Christmas tree.
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Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Against that backdrop, the world’s 64 million tonnes of CCS capacity now in place made a tiny contribution.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Plus, executives’ commentary on October sales trends were encouraging against a tough backdrop, which is likely contributing to Friday’s stock rally.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
These are dystopian regimes that are like the backdrop of these stories.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Against that backdrop, the world’s 64 million tonnes of CCS capacity now in place made a tiny contribution.
—Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Plus, executives’ commentary on October sales trends were encouraging against a tough backdrop, which is likely contributing to Friday’s stock rally.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2025
These are dystopian regimes that are like the backdrop of these stories.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backdrop
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Built for consistency, scale Dmitry Dima Puriaev, co-founder of AI Barmen, said his background in robotics shaped the product focus.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the mid- to late-2010s, myriad groups of veteran engineers from different backgrounds set their problem-solving sights on beauty, looking to develop robotic systems that would boost the speed and accessibility of beauty services.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Backdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backdrop. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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