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Synonyms & Antonyms of backdrop
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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The first known use of backdrop was in 1866
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