as in background
the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed
visitors dine at the restaurant with a dramatic stretch of the Pacific Ocean as a jaw-dropping backdrop
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Recent Examples of backdrop
Then there’s the Cherry Road location in Rock Hill, which was my backdrop for everything from high school and college drama to late-night, post-deadline waffles.
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Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Browne is also developing a feature length version of Pink Light to be set in a college athletic space and to expand on Scotty’s story line against the backdrop of locker room, athlete-coach and dating dynamics.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Director Mike Donahue sets the entire play on the shores of a beautiful lake (the giant photo backdrop and reflective stage are by designer Afsoon Pajoufar), with a few chairs and a book cart the primary set pieces.
—Chad Jones, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The fact that Robertson reportedly asked for team assistance to pursue no-show endorsement deals at that time, only to find them later with Aspiration during Leonard’s Clippers tenure, sets the kind of backdrop that only hurts their case at the moment.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 12 Sep. 2025
Browne is also developing a feature length version of Pink Light to be set in a college athletic space and to expand on Scotty’s story line against the backdrop of locker room, athlete-coach and dating dynamics.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Director Mike Donahue sets the entire play on the shores of a beautiful lake (the giant photo backdrop and reflective stage are by designer Afsoon Pajoufar), with a few chairs and a book cart the primary set pieces.
—Chad Jones, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
The fact that Robertson reportedly asked for team assistance to pursue no-show endorsement deals at that time, only to find them later with Aspiration during Leonard’s Clippers tenure, sets the kind of backdrop that only hurts their case at the moment.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backdrop
background
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The mom, who maintains a following of over 362,000 followers on Instagram, uses her background as a physical therapist to teach women about health.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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And if your icon uses flat colors on top of a flat background, Tahoe will even add a bit of a glassy look to the interior elements, too (Slack's icon is one good example of this).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Backdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backdrop. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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