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 Even these, however, are only backdrops to its central drama. — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026 Portrait setups and backdrops have also been added for people interested in practicing with models. — Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026 Frame your outdoor retreat with hay bales and corn stalks or use them as backdrops for more colorful fall decor. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026 Shot on location in both Indonesia and Italy, the production draws on several languages and cultural backdrops. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 In the first season, other backdrops for the show included a Charlotte bar and a house on Lake Norman. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Do a Little Set-jetting Western aficionados will likely recognize some of the landscapes along Route 89, as these scenes have served as the backdrops for numerous films and TV shows. — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for backdrops
  1. scenes
  2. backgrounds
  3. sceneries
  4. grounds
  5. stages
Noun
  • But, though the special effects are killer, what makes the show click is its suspenseful melancholy, as quiet scenes build to jolts so intense that the whole audience screamed.
    — Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Yet most of the scenes are scripted and intended to be tongue in cheek, conveying the musicians’ irreverent sense of humor.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of scenes
Noun
  • Some, like Young, are from racial and cultural backgrounds that have been historically underserved by Western medicine.
    — Cara Kelly, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The websites for each of his movies have plain backgrounds and unfussy font choices that put me in mind of pages coded in HTML and accessed on a desktop with a gurgling internet connection in the family study circa 2003.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 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 death came as the festival endured another year with weather woes, including rain on Friday that temporarily closed a main gate to festival grounds known as Black Rock City.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Attendees will no longer be permitted to bring coolers into the festival grounds.
    — Duante Beddingfield, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of grounds
Noun
  • The question is whether this interest will be reflected in the budget request for fiscal year 2028, which is now in the initial stages of preparation.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Jacobson and Osterud's efforts did not move beyond the early stages of the recall process.
    — Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of stages

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“Backdrops.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backdrops. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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