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adverb

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Recent Examples of offscreen
Adjective
The cast mourned Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, on- and offscreen following his death in 2013 from an accidental overdose. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026 Between those movies, mostly offscreen, Vision and Ultron’s turncoat lackey Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) fell in love. — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026 The placement is particularly notable given the song’s long history of being kept offscreen. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2026 It’s been four years since Rufus Sewell and Keri Russell began their rollercoaster ride as Kate and Hal Wyler on The Diplomat, but their offscreen relationship has remained the same. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2026 The children, once they are gone, remain almost entirely offscreen, returning only for rare supervised visits. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026 Instead, there was a sense of offscreen space surrounding the player, with events occurring out of the player’s sight. — Mark J. P. Wolf, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026 In the piece, Kron reports on what happened offscreen throughout season one—and the details the contestant didn’t reveal. — Joan Kron, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026 Hansen has mentored a number of creators in the niche, and the videos’ impact resonates offscreen, too. — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Adverb
But Wilson and Batula’s relationship evolved offscreen after the summer ended. — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offscreen
backstage
Adjective
  • The University of Miami grad is backstage when husband-and-wife dancing pro couple Jenna Johnson and Val Cherkovskiy (Earle’s partner), approach.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • While sitting down with the host, Saldaña sweetly shared that one of her sons, 9-year-old Zen, was backstage.
    — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 31 July 2026

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“Offscreen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscreen. Accessed 2 Nov. 2026.

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