backdrop
noun
back·drop
ˈbak-ˌdräp 
1
: a painted cloth hung across the rear of a stage
2
backdrop
transitive verb
Examples of backdrop in a Sentence
The mountains provided a perfect backdrop for the wedding photos.
The novel unfolds against a backdrop of war.
The city provides the backdrop for the love story.
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Against that backdrop, there is hope that the presence of so much dry powder will signal an upturn in investment this year.
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Oh, and the backdrop for what Hunt has made look routine: short-yardage conversions.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
The setting inside Villa Necchi provided the perfect backdrop for this refined collection.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Compound that with lower prestige and set it against a backdrop of general decline in primary care, which is increasingly being shifted over to physician assistants and nurses.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Trevor Clawson, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Oh, and the backdrop for what Hunt has made look routine: short-yardage conversions.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Jan. 2025
The setting inside Villa Necchi provided the perfect backdrop for this refined collection.
—Luisa Zargani, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
Compound that with lower prestige and set it against a backdrop of general decline in primary care, which is increasingly being shifted over to physician assistants and nurses.
—Pamela Paul, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2025
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“Backdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backdrop. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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backdrop
noun
back·drop
ˈbak-ˌdräp
1
: a painted cloth hung across the rear of a stage
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