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
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Kennedy went backstage to greet the dancers after the performance.
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Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
18 Dec. 2025
PWInsider reports that former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Drew McIntyre is backstage for the show.
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Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Nov. 2025
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Adverb
In 2024, Brown was sued for $50 million for allegedly attacking four fans backstage at his concert in Fort Worth (his entourage and tour promoter Live Nation were also named in the lawsuit).
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Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Kennedy went backstage to greet the dancers after the performance.
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Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The film encapsulates the tour’s phenomenon — counting down the final months before the last show and capturing all the backstage drama and fan community that rallied around it.
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Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
18 Dec. 2025
PWInsider reports that former WWE World Heavyweight Champion Drew McIntyre is backstage for the show.
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Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backstage
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Vance, who privately voiced his concerns about conflict with Iran in the lead-up to the war, is pugnacious and transactional.
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The details remain murky, but the investment fund would be financed privately and not by US taxpayers, according to the administration.
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Onscreen love interests Holly Marie Combs and Brian Krause are letting fans think their relationship is the same offscreen, too.
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And for the first time in a film, Seydoux gets to show off her offscreen hobby, singing.
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Baidu confidentially filed a listing application for Kunlunxin on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the start of the year, though offering details, including size and structure, were undecided then.
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Anthropic and OpenAI have each confidentially submitted IPO paperwork to the SEC, though neither has set a public offering date.
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Sophie secretly reads her mother’s diary and invites three of her mother’s suitors from the 1970s to her wedding, signing her mother’s name.
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The complaint alleges a church volunteer secretly placed a recording device inside the restroom during Summer Jam, the church's three-night program for children entering grades 1 through 5.
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“Backstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstage. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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