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 That’s because South Lake Tahoe and other sites in El Dorado County served as backdrops for more than 25 film and media shoots in the past year. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Palawan, Philippines - Best for natural wonders Clear turquoise waters and steep, towering limestone cliffs in Palawan make for one of the most stunning backdrops for your beach day. — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 July 2026 Fans, reporters, and traders now treat a team’s own internal preparations—press conference backdrops, jersey mockups, a YouTube upload—as signals worth betting on, even when the team insists there’s nothing behind them. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 23 July 2026 As the man building rings and providing backdrops with the event names on them for big press conferences, he is often trusted with sensitive information long before it is announced. — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 22 July 2026 Private lessons can be arranged, with the Benahavis Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea serving as captivating backdrops to these stunning layouts. — Jennifer Fernández Solano, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 While the coastal city welcomes only around 1 million visitors annually, travelers have shared more than 5 million Instagram photos of its beaches, mountain backdrops, vibrant neighborhoods, and waterfront skyline. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2026 Balloon walls, rose backdrops, giant waffle wings — pretty much every corner is a photo station. — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026 Meanwhile, Oregon and Washington state shared an empty pavilion, with nothing but backdrops that showed beavers and the ocean or Amazon packages and the ocean, respectively. — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backdrops
  1. scenes
  2. backgrounds
  3. sceneries
  4. grounds
  5. stages
Noun
  • Recent Brian Epstein biopic Midas Man was granted permission to film in Studio Two to recreate scenes from one of The Beatles’ recording sessions.
    — Nada Aboul Kheir, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • New York’s punk and hardcore scenes centered the aforementioned acts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of scenes
Noun
  • The county fields safety questions about parks of all sizes and in parts of town with varying socioeconomic backgrounds.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The board has added experienced independent directors, including executives with backgrounds at major financial institutions.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 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
  • The administration is pushing to restrict leading Chinese open-weight models on cybersecurity grounds.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • While Theo lived in the hospital, Sarah and Gary lived on the hospital grounds at the Ronald McDonald House — becoming one of the longest residents to ever stay at the home.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • Iranian officials said negotiations over future management of the Hormuz strait with Oman, which sits on the opposite shore of the waterway, are in their final stages.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Protesters held movie nights and set up mutual aid stations and stages for speeches and music.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of stages

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