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scrim

[skrim] / skrɪm /
NOUN
backdrop
Synonyms
STRONGEST




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Scene 2, a scrim projection informs us, takes place eight years later, moving us back into the time frame of the original libretto.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 2, 2026

His protection was a thin scrim of hotel security and rent-a-cops hired for crowd control.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2025

But who doesn’t perk up a bit when the scrim of perfection that shields the private lives of high-profile, perfectly turned-out couples is torn, even for one brief moment?

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 1, 2025

Then Lee Greenwood live-performed Trump’s longtime walk-on music, “God Bless the U.S.A.,” while a scrim slowly rose to reveal an shadowed Trump on the stage, with his name written behind him.

From Slate Aug. 23, 2024

A scrim of fine chains lacing the window, rippling like waves though there was no breeze.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng




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