into the background
idiom
: into the position of being less important
The war has pushed all other issues into the background.
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Items that usually fade into the background—such as sinks, toilets, or appliances—can become focal points when color is used thoughtfully.
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Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
The light, agreeable tones of a neutral tan or taupe fade into the background, making your space feel bigger.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
The empty meadows that stretch into the background of Steve’s drawing were part of Wanda’s wish-landscape; a place where the two of them might have escaped the suffocating homophobic culture the Church imposed.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
That relatively minor problem fades into the background when he’s suddenly called back to his hometown to raise an estranged teenage daughter (Hannah Elise Adolfsen Fjeldbraaten) who doesn’t want to know him.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 7 Feb. 2026
The light, agreeable tones of a neutral tan or taupe fade into the background, making your space feel bigger.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
The empty meadows that stretch into the background of Steve’s drawing were part of Wanda’s wish-landscape; a place where the two of them might have escaped the suffocating homophobic culture the Church imposed.
—Hazlitt, 4 Feb. 2026
That relatively minor problem fades into the background when he’s suddenly called back to his hometown to raise an estranged teenage daughter (Hannah Elise Adolfsen Fjeldbraaten) who doesn’t want to know him.
—Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Into the background.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/into%20the%20background. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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