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 final quarter of the year is looking rather dismal for the Canadian economy, 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. Joanna Schwartz:

   This is against the backdrop of a well-settled principle that officers can't use force, should not use force against people who are not physically resisting, and that precedent carries very little weight when courts won't let those cases go forward simply because the person in the case before them walked away instead of saying something or the officers kicked them instead of punched them or these very minor deviations.

3. Antony Blinken:

   We are taking this step against a stark backdrop, the Iranian government has cut off access to the Internet for most of The Iranian government 80 million citizens to prevent them — and the world — from watching its violent crackdown on peaceful protestors.

4. Paul Wilmes:

   The countries that have relaxed measures did so at times when the case numbers were low, and against the backdrop of many people being vaccinated, we don't have crystal balls -- it's a hard judgment call that governments have to make.

5. Karan Bilimoria:

   Against the backdrop of crippling staff shortages, speed is of the essence.