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background
noun as in experience or circumstances
Strongest matches
backdrop, culture, education, environment, history, practice, qualification, tradition, training, upbringing
Strong matches
accomplishments, acquirement, actions, atmosphere, attainment, aura, breeding, capacity, credentials, cultivation, deeds, framework, grounding, preparation, rearing, seasoning
Example Sentences
Mescal’s Stanley is incontestably the leader of his pack, but he’s content to fade chummily into the background — a baseball star who’s happiest when surrounded by his team.
"His assessment was with a nurse who had no background in his issues and he ended up only scoring points for not mixing with others," said Ms Donley, from Hampshire.
Last week, she wrote to the Sentencing Council urging it to rethink guidance telling judges to consider the background of offenders, such as ethnicity, before deciding on a punishment.
Because both she and Graham come from working class backgrounds, they endeavor to open doors for people from similar circumstances.
United have spoken to senior people involved in the most recent large-scale stadium developments, including the SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles and the rebuild of Real Madrid's Bernabeu Stadium, as part of their background work.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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