backdrop
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noun
1.
Also called, especially British, back-cloth. Theater. the rear curtain of a stage setting.
2.
the background of an event; setting.
verb (used with object)
4.
to provide a setting or background for: A vast mountain range backdrops the broad expanse of lake.
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| —n | |
| 1. | another name for backcloth |
| 2. | the background to any scene or situation |
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Example sentences
The setting is also used as a backdrop for some incredibly large and gorgeous areas.
The sands sparkle against a backdrop of towering granite boulders, worn by time and weather.
The flurry of activity came against the backdrop of another big sell-off in markets.
The city's emptying streets and many abandoned factories were seen as the perfect real-life backdrop for the city's war scenes.
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