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adverb

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Recent Examples of offscreen
Adjective
Voiced by Mark Acheson, and filtered through demonic and deep bass, the commanding offscreen presence is something only Billy can hear. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025 Aside from their offscreen friendship, Diesel and Caine costarred in the 2015 movie The Last Witch Hunter, a fantasy movie that starred Diesel as a hero named Kaulder. Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 8 Dec. 2025 Brody’s offscreen wife, Leighton Meester, Seth Rogen, and Kate Berlant also feature. Peter White, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025 After the press tour, Sweeney and Glen Powell continued to make light of their offscreen chemistry. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for offscreen
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offscreen
backstage
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.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Meanwhile, Rife has posted a backstage picture of himself and Morse holding hands at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 2 Dec. 2025

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“Offscreen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offscreen. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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