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scrim

[skrim] / skrɪm /
NOUN
backdrop
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STRONGEST




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A scrim will cover the huge window itself so that no one outside can peer in to see who’s bidding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

Going over to inspect, one discovers that the work’s flat front scrim is actually a shallow box, with black scrim pulled taut at each side.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2024

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 massive advertising scrim, the curtain served as a historical piece, showcasing Japanese American businesses that were in Seattle in the early 1900s.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2024

Sherpas remain an enigma to most foreigners, who tend to regard them through a romantic scrim.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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