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as in backdrops
the physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed
they got married on a mountain top with the sunset as background
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Recent Examples of backgrounds
Meanwhile, all these great locations and details are obscured constantly, muddled into blurry backgrounds.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
What To Know On ABC News' This Week on Sunday, Karl questioned Homan about the deportation flights, asking for specifics on how more than 250 people ended up on the plane and what their backgrounds were.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Compared to previous generations, Gen Z is the most open to new flavors and comes from the most diverse backgrounds.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2025
Generate blog posts, rewrite content, remove backgrounds from images, translate PDFs, and even convert text to speech or vice versa—all with the power of industry-leading AI models like GPT-4, Claude 3, Gemini Pro, and Llama 3.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
See previous discussions for my thoughts on the business benefits of employing people from all backgrounds.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Still, the department will continue to administer its statutory functions that students from disadvantaged backgrounds rely on, including grants, formula funding and loans, McMahon stressed recently.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
There are NRCs all across the country, giving students from many different backgrounds the chance to learn a little bit more about the world.
—Lydia Kiesling, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The ex-employees hail from different backgrounds but for all of them, a job at the IRS had marked a new beginning with promises of a richer life.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
What To Know On ABC News' This Week on Sunday, Karl questioned Homan about the deportation flights, asking for specifics on how more than 250 people ended up on the plane and what their backgrounds were.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Compared to previous generations, Gen Z is the most open to new flavors and comes from the most diverse backgrounds.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2025
Generate blog posts, rewrite content, remove backgrounds from images, translate PDFs, and even convert text to speech or vice versa—all with the power of industry-leading AI models like GPT-4, Claude 3, Gemini Pro, and Llama 3.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
See previous discussions for my thoughts on the business benefits of employing people from all backgrounds.
—Ethan Karp, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Still, the department will continue to administer its statutory functions that students from disadvantaged backgrounds rely on, including grants, formula funding and loans, McMahon stressed recently.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
There are NRCs all across the country, giving students from many different backgrounds the chance to learn a little bit more about the world.
—Lydia Kiesling, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The ex-employees hail from different backgrounds but for all of them, a job at the IRS had marked a new beginning with promises of a richer life.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Backgrounds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backgrounds. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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