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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Spilt Milk, set against the backdrop of 1980s working class Dublin, follows 11-year-old Bobby (Cillian Sullivan), who dreams of being a detective just like his TV idol Kojak.
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Against the backdrop of this (meta)physical landscape of collective disaster, a new generation of Ukrainians aspires to imagine the future.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Putting this into perspective These issues have occurred against the backdrop of a largely successful and unprecedented launch performance.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
Musicians play against a backdrop of local art at Austin’s Coffee in Winter Park.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Against the backdrop of this (meta)physical landscape of collective disaster, a new generation of Ukrainians aspires to imagine the future.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
Putting this into perspective These issues have occurred against the backdrop of a largely successful and unprecedented launch performance.
—Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2025
Musicians play against a backdrop of local art at Austin’s Coffee in Winter Park.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Backdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backdrop. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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