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. Lorne Baring:

   The CDS (credit default swap) market is indicating a future financial stress for bond holders in the banking sector. There are concerns that the banking sector is under-capitalised in Europe and credit conditions are sub-optimal, and when combined that with the global macro backdrop, with Chinese growth slowing down, there is a natural impact of it around the world and the banking sector is bearing the brunt. There could be a wave of defaults in the energy sector and that will damage the balance sheet of the banking sector.

2. Robert Jordan:

   The backdrop of animosity and of proxy wars has been getting more dramatic, we need to make it clear that we’re not simply singing ‘Kumbayah’ with Iran and that we still see them as a revolutionary state.

3. Morris Chestnut:

   People may have made similar comparisons to other shows, but our show's different because I'm in the FBI, she's in the CIA, but that's just the backdrop of the show, it's a character-driven show. We're driven by emotion... there's emotional push and pull throughout each episode.

4. Mark McCormick:

   The FX market is generally taking its cue from overall risk sentiment and so equities are higher today, risk-sensitive currencies such as the Aussie dollar are higher as well. But that kind of masks the underlying fundamentals, which continue to favor a better backdrop for the U.S. dollar.

5. John Johnston:

   What we're realizing here, as investors, is that the fundamental backdrop is not as rosy as believed, and it certainly doesn't justify the valuations we had.