backgrounds

NOUN

experience or circumstances

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backdrop culture education environment history practice qualification tradition training upbringing

STRONG

accomplishments acquirement actions atmosphere attainment aura breeding capacity credentials cultivation deeds framework grounding preparation rearing seasoning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

WEAK

foreground

Example Sentences

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Dever, who has developed cotton varieties for companies including Bayer, estimated that carrying out three more backcrosses would have pushed back the release date of Bt cotton by at least a year.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2017

“You just have to make sure you do the appropriate number of backcrosses and you do the appropriate amount of testing.”

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2017

The process, known as a backcross, continues: The more backcrosses, the more the new variety will resemble the second parent.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2017

Breeders will go to six or seven backcrosses to really get over 99 percent purity,” Koulibaly said.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2017

The process, known as a backcross, continues: The more backcrosses, the more the new variety will resemble the second parent.

From Reuters • Dec. 8, 2017