as in privately
in a manner intended to prevent knowledge or awareness by others
some of the most important decisions were made backstage, and only presented to the full committee afterward
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as in offstage
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Recent Examples of backstage
Stephanie Petit, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
There are no hyper-pixelated screens, special effects or live tracking shots backstage and beyond.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
However, Cash was not backstage to hand it to him.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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After the show, Meghan and her group of friends — including Nate Berkus, Jeremiah Brent, Tracy and Brian Robbins and George Cheeks— went backstage to meet the cast.
—Stephanie Petit, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
There are no hyper-pixelated screens, special effects or live tracking shots backstage and beyond.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
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Singer Perry Farrell was backstage.
—Aaron Gilbreath, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
However, Cash was not backstage to hand it to him.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Backstage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backstage. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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