backdrops

noun

plural of backdrop
as in scenes
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 backdrops Warm cream, olive, charcoal blue, taupe, and mulberry create polished living room backdrops. — Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 14 Oct. 2026 Over two days, Cal Expo’s The Cove outdoor event center was draped with blue-and-white in honor of Bavaria, with fall leaves and photo backdrops scattered between long tables and lawn games. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2026 The experience opened up Rhimes’ vision for storylines and backdrops for Shondaland’s creations. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026 Set against the backdrops of New York and Los Angeles from the late 2000s through the 2020s, the novel navigates the uncertain metamorphosis of contemporary adulthood. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026 Apple Fest 2026 included the customary busy midways and large gourd photo opportunity backdrops. — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026 There's impressive attention to detail throughout, whether the show is imagining elaborate crop circles, or recreating 1960s fashions, cars, and backdrops. — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026 The partnership will also give Brooks a major presence at Selhurst Park, with branding across pitchside and digital ribbon LEDs, stadium screens and TVs, static stadium assets and the club’s media backdrops. — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 18 Sep. 2026 The fan art features moody Ivy League backdrops with bunny ears, heavy tomes, blood-red candles and saccharine doll-like fashion. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backdrops
  1. scenes
  2. backgrounds
  3. sceneries
  4. grounds
  5. stages
Noun
  • The team also captured scenes of Shihadeh’s family and their groves, which include a 15-acre grove in Beit Ijza and a 14-acre grove in Biddu.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Back at the bottom of the home screen, tap the Automations button to create scenes that control the UltraSlim and other connectLife devices simultaneously.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of scenes
Noun
  • Seven strangers from different countries and backgrounds are forced to compete in a deadly game, each facing a different mission to rescue a loved one.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Today, the customer base reflects the diversity of the surrounding neighborhood, with shoppers of all backgrounds stopping in for specialty products, custom cuts and prepared foods.
    — Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of backgrounds
Noun
  • Here, the contrast of sea and stone creates some of the most striking coastal sceneries in the Mediterranean.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Definition of sceneries
Noun
  • Just like their first Beverly Hills abode, the home was complete with resort-like grounds.
    — Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In contrast, peregrine falcons that breed in Alaska migrate almost directly south, dispersing across the Americas to wintering grounds that extend as far as southern South America.
    — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • Teams will inspect returning stages and prepare them for refurbishment before subsequent missions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Many enterprise processes already have known stages, business rules and dependencies.
    — Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of stages

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“Backdrops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backdrops. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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