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backdrop

[bak-drop] / ˈbækˌdrɒp /
NOUN
setting for something
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG


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Sillie posted a second video, the cellphone panning to the ruins against a blue-sky backdrop.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

The backdrop for airlines has improved over the past several weeks, and that’s not all because oil futures are down, analysts at BofA Securities said in a recent note.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

D’Angelo’s children introduced the medley, which was set against a backdrop of floor to ceiling windows looking out on a starry sky.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

In a sense, the ideal backdrop for a bombshell.

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026

The backdrop is a row of Christmas trees flanked by a cardboard menorah and a Kwanzaa candle set.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein




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