as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others
some of the most important decisions were made backstage, and only presented to the full committee afterward
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Recent Examples of backstage
Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Kennedy went backstage to greet the dancers after the performance.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Schorr’s first campaign for the house for fall 2025 featured many of the top models from Burton’s hit debut show, as well as some of the backstage crew.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
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Contestants in costume should show up early and be ready to line up backstage beforehand.
—Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2026
Kennedy went backstage to greet the dancers after the performance.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
PWInsider reports that former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Drew McIntyre is backstage for the show.
—Fernando Quiles Jr, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
Schorr’s first campaign for the house for fall 2025 featured many of the top models from Burton’s hit debut show, as well as some of the backstage crew.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backstage
Adverb
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Mamdani and Charles briefly exchanged words at the 9/11 memorial on April 29 but did not meet privately during the visit.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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On Friday, Makary was privately dismissing the reports of his imminent ouster as false, those people said.—
Sarah Owermohle,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
Adverb
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SpaceX confidentially filed initial public offering (IPO) paperwork last month.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
9 May 2026
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Most public charities are used to reporting major donors confidentially to the IRS on Schedule B, with donor names redacted from public filings.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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The band’s participation was limited to offscreen interviews.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
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The ring was a small piece of the full look but a large part of the offscreen stress for Newman-Thomas.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after, RadarOnline reported that she and Curtis secretly got engaged.—
Allison DeGrushe,
StyleCaster,
8 May 2026
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Prior to this conversation, Carmy secretly removed his name from the restaurant's partnership agreement.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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“Backstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstage. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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