settings

noun

Definition of settingsnext
plural of setting
1
as in environments
the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded the novice camper felt lost outside of his familiar urban setting

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2
as in scenes
the place and time in which the action for a portion of a dramatic work (as a movie) is set the setting for the novel is Victorian England

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for settings
  1. environments
  2. scenes
  3. backgrounds
  4. backdrops
  5. contexts
  6. locales
Noun
  • In addition to reducing the barriers between interior and exterior environments, C’s design also blurs the segregation of decks.
    Bill Springer, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Scientists can use this data to create more accurate models of crater formation in marine environments.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of environments
Noun
  • In fact, the film’s problems are so glaring that one can’t help but wonder about what happened behind the scenes.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Behind the scenes, generative AI platforms are trained and developed on massive datascapes and question snippets, leveraging billions of parameters constructed by software processing massive archives of images and text data.
    Roomy Khan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of scenes
Noun
  • Make plans to see people from other countries or different backgrounds.
    Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Webster-Bass is interested in using investigative storytelling through audio reporting to amplify the voices of individuals from diverse backgrounds.
    Talia Buford, ProPublica, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of backgrounds
Noun
  • These were big backdrops as the 49ers put up yet another questionable performance in a season that has been riddled with them.
    Vincent Frank, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Within European territories — which remain France’s most reliable and insatiable export partners — Gaul’s welcoming backdrops and postcard vistas double as brand assets, selling the country alongside its audiovisual content.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of backdrops
Noun
  • Brands like Peloton and Meta have faced backlash for over-reliance on algorithms that overlooked broader social and cultural contexts.
    Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • For those of us who got our start back in the 1980s, our first exposure to learning technology wasn’t likely in education or corporate contexts, but in the military.
    Ron Zamir, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of contexts
Noun
  • Fall color change is moving toward peak in a cluster of north-central and northwestern Wisconsin locales, according to the Fall Color Report posted by Travel Wisconsin.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Crawford County and Richland County lead reporting locales in the southern third of Wisconsin with 35%.
    Jim Higgins, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of locales
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setting out

settings

setting (something) straight

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