as in background
the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed
visitors dine at the restaurant with a dramatic stretch of the Pacific Ocean as a jaw-dropping backdrop
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Recent Examples of backdrop
The company recently reported better-than-anticipated adjusted earnings for the third quarter but lagged sales expectations despite a 3.3% rise in traffic amid a tough business backdrop.
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
The University of Michigan is due later in the week to report consumer sentiment in early November, against a backdrop of an underlying labor market that continues to cool.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Sam Hwang and Logan Corona created a larger-than-life dessert stage for wedding guests to use as an interactive photo backdrop
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After being quoted $16,000 for a stage that looked like a wedding cake, a bride and groom took matters into their own hands and built it themselves.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Floor-to-ceiling windows open up to meadows filled with wildflowers swaying in the breeze, creating the perfect backdrop for the first meal of the day.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
The University of Michigan is due later in the week to report consumer sentiment in early November, against a backdrop of an underlying labor market that continues to cool.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Sam Hwang and Logan Corona created a larger-than-life dessert stage for wedding guests to use as an interactive photo backdrop
Comments
After being quoted $16,000 for a stage that looked like a wedding cake, a bride and groom took matters into their own hands and built it themselves.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Floor-to-ceiling windows open up to meadows filled with wildflowers swaying in the breeze, creating the perfect backdrop for the first meal of the day.
—Rooksana Hossenally, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Backdrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backdrop. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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