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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Against a towering backdrop of black smoke with an ominous orange glow, the stately homes and broad boulevards of the Pacific Palisades looked small and exposed on Tuesday.
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Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
An urban face-lift For more than a decade, the roar of construction equipment has been a backdrop to life in Ethiopia’s capital.
—Samuel Getachew, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
The industry backdrop also has traditional linear broadcasters facing declining TV audiences amid cord-cutting and cord nevers.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Economists, however, are closely monitoring whether consumers can maintain this level of support amid a backdrop of rising uncertainties including President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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Jacey Fortin, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
An urban face-lift For more than a decade, the roar of construction equipment has been a backdrop to life in Ethiopia’s capital.
—Samuel Getachew, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Jan. 2025
The industry backdrop also has traditional linear broadcasters facing declining TV audiences amid cord-cutting and cord nevers.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Economists, however, are closely monitoring whether consumers can maintain this level of support amid a backdrop of rising uncertainties including President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Backdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backdrop. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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