backdrop
noun
back·drop
ˈbak-ˌdräp 
1
: a painted cloth hung across the rear of a stage
2
backdrop
transitive verb
Examples of backdrop in a Sentence
The mountains provided a perfect backdrop for the wedding photos.
The novel unfolds against a backdrop of war.
The city provides the backdrop for the love story.
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Multiple fires are burning in Orange County, New York, where County Executive Steve Neuhaus spoke amid a backdrop of overhead-height flames late Sunday afternoon.
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
And that moment of Rio using her knife to cut through the backdrop was pointing at that idea.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Here, colorful cabins contrast colossal ice cap backdrops and vibrant celestial phenomena light the sky.
—Yahya Salem, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 10 Nov. 2024
And that moment of Rio using her knife to cut through the backdrop was pointing at that idea.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
Here, colorful cabins contrast colossal ice cap backdrops and vibrant celestial phenomena light the sky.
—Yahya Salem, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
The very real-life British tycoon Robert Maxwell as Rogers’ main competitor also features along with Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev, as the licensing battles took place against the backdrop of the changing situation in the USSR.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Backdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdrop. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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backdrop
noun
back·drop
ˈbak-ˌdräp
1
: a painted cloth hung across the rear of a stage
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