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backdrop

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


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Love has always been central to FLO's music, but on this album they explore its messier realities, with nights out providing the backdrop for stories of heartbreak, healing and friendship.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

RBC said the interest-rate backdrop is the biggest risk, but they maintained their 12-month S&P 500 target at 8,150.

From MarketWatch Jul. 31, 2026

In China, a key market, sales of the spirit fell amid a still challenging market backdrop.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Bunge is dealing with a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty and shifting trade flows, but has managed to keep delivering to customers looking for both premium and cheaper options, Chief Executive Greg Heckman said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The band of reporters reassembled at the front gate, and I watched the attractive newscasters flipping their hair and fastening microphones to their collars, using the backdrop of the Dakota for their on-air reports.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson

Hilton said he did a lot of his production work outside, as there are a variety of luxurious backdrops ideal for his commentary.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

He designed sets for plays and backdrops for operas and—using an iPad—created a hawthorn-blossom pattern for a stained-glass window in Westminster Abbey to honor the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 2026

"One year we had a mentor who was on placement in Paris so she would join from wherever she was in Paris, so would come with all these Parisian backdrops, which was quite lovely."

From BBC Apr. 18, 2026

Fuelled by social media, some of the city's most famous landmarks are being used as backdrops for the lavish "American-style" proposals.

From Barron's Feb. 12, 2026

Generose pressed Play on the VCR, and the screen came to life with the blurry images of a Catholic choir from Congo, singing hymns outdoors against changing backdrops of mountains and green forests.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

“It’s the corner of the business with momentum tailwinds, backdropped by AI’s insatiable appetite for energy.”

From MarketWatch Oct. 23, 2025

All this will be backdropped by local beer, food and music.

From Seattle Times Mar. 1, 2024

In Early August, my partner and I were awakened by a loud alarm on his phone: “Earthquake alert, earthquake alert,” the phone warned with escalating intensity, backdropped by a soundtrack of fake sirens.

From Slate Sep. 3, 2022

“I’ll get in touch with a feeling or thought — or a feeling-thought,” says the bearded Reeves, wearing a black Levi’s jacket and starkly backdropped by a near-white wall — Zoom room as Zen room.

From Washington Post Mar. 3, 2021

Jam looked at her reflection, backdropped by the creature, then wiped her hands over her face.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi

Frank tapped L.A. painter Jessalyn Brooks to paint a colorful mural on the cinderblock wall backdropping the pool.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 2, 2024




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