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
background
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Previous Directors General, such as Davie’s immediate predecessor Tony Hall, who was also the final governor of Hong Kong, had backgrounds more in keeping with preserving national treasures, not powering explosive growth.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
10 Nov. 2025
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The team incorporated real-world problems into their model, including background light from the Earth, reflections from the Moon, atmospheric effects, and slight misalignments in optical systems.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Backdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backdrop. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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