into the background
idiom
: into the position of being less important
The war has pushed all other issues into the background.
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This will feel most immediately obvious: Netflix’s top recommendation, the homepage’s hero module, is now more prominent, with its corners rounded off in a tile instead of inset into the background.
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Still, after that brief spotlight, the concerts once again faded into the background.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Snowbound drifts beautifully into the background, allowing those vibrant elements to steal the show.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
In the weeks since then, Trump’s dramatic overtures to Putin have pushed the sabotage campaign into the background.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
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Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 7 May 2025
Still, after that brief spotlight, the concerts once again faded into the background.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Snowbound drifts beautifully into the background, allowing those vibrant elements to steal the show.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2025
In the weeks since then, Trump’s dramatic overtures to Putin have pushed the sabotage campaign into the background.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Into the background.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20the%20background. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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