Synonyms for backdrop
ˈbækˌdrɒpback·drop

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1. backdrop, background, backclothnoun

   scenery hung at back of stage

   Synonyms:
   setting, background signal, scope, backcloth, desktop, background knowledge, background, screen background, ground

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1. • Scenery

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1. List of paraphrases for "backdrop":

   background, context, light

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1. David Tulk:

   The wider backdrop of falling oil prices and renewed caution among businesses investing in the oil sands suggests the risk of an extended slowdown heading into Q1 remains significant.

2. Cedric Berry:

   The recent defaults have highlighted long-standing concerns about high public and private sector leverage against a backdrop of low growth and a very weak real estate market characterized by chronic over-capacity, in itself, a policy of more limited support is positive for the government’s finances and creditworthiness. However, there is limited transparency on the GREs’ balance sheets and the challenging economic environment has increased the risk that some entities could still require financial support, putting pressure on government finances.

3. Benoit Anne:

   The rouble is less correlated than its peers to the global backdrop, and that's the reason there's been a bit of outperformance.

4. Frederic Neumann:

   In the near-term, lower oil prices are bound to weigh on investor confidence and could exacerbate financial volatility, concerns over financial stability in the energy sector and a further fall in drilling capex are headwinds to growth against an already fragile global economic backdrop.

5. The Dolphin Project:

   While we cannot explain the reason for her behavior, the juxtaposition of a previously-wild orca against the stark backdrop of the park’s performance area is unsettling, to say the least.