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adverb

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Recent Examples of offscreen
Adjective
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 Bits of narration from an offscreen speaker give the film a fairytale feel, a vibe matched by the rustic splendor of its chateau setting, where Camilo (García Bernal) lives with his athlete wife Jauna (Esmerelda Pimentel) and baby daughter. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026 Fans have wondered if there was offscreen friction after photos of Bright disappeared from Cameli’s Instagram grid. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026 The Creative Arts Emmy Awards, the two-night event celebrating TV talent on and offscreen, have begun turning nominees into winners. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 His story involved actions that happened offscreen, in the past; in Wild Horse Nine, the CIA anti-heroes are doing the bad things in the present. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026 The event honors standout performances and work, both onscreen and offscreen, from the Latino and Hispanic entertainment community. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2026 The emotions were also hard to process given how tight-knit the cast has become offscreen after seven years together. — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026 One stronghold after another has fallen to the ruthless conqueror Nobunaga Oda—often celebrated as the first great unifier of Japan but here cast as a largely offscreen mega-villain. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 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 29 Sep. 2026.

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