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
This deep navy island provides a perfect backdrop for the bright cookware and cookbooks stored on the shelves.
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Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2025
The video backdrop continually changes, one minute a drawing, another an abstract animation, another black-and-white documentary film.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Against this backdrop, Goldman compiled a basket of stocks that stand to lose the most under this new tariff regime.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The narrative explores themes of love, dreams, aspirations, and choices against the backdrop of cricket.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Feb. 2025
The video backdrop continually changes, one minute a drawing, another an abstract animation, another black-and-white documentary film.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2025
Against this backdrop, Goldman compiled a basket of stocks that stand to lose the most under this new tariff regime.
—Fred Imbert, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The narrative explores themes of love, dreams, aspirations, and choices against the backdrop of cricket.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Backdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backdrop. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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