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scrim

[skrim] / skrɪm /
NOUN
backdrop
Synonyms
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

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

A fabric scrim is stretched across nearly the entire width of a large, darkened gallery, and it reaches almost from the floor to the high ceiling.

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

Lazlo could make out Rasalas on high, hazy in the scrim of dust-diffused firelight.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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