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- verb Present participle of
backdrop .
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Examples
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Intently gazing into a pitch-black starless sky backdropping the blazing ten-thousand-watt arc-lighted surroundings, Jonette Kraft's eyes tracked the scintillating glitter ... sparkling, spinning, zigzagging in the cool, breezy night air.
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The living room backdropping the boy was ultramodern, with one whole wall mirrored — tinted glass like the one-ways in police interrogation stalls.
The Big Nowhere Ellroy, James, 1948- 1988
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Toni Patisserie serves a slice of Parisienne or Viennese life, with its marble, dark woods and bentwood cafe chairs backdropping the incredible sweets - such as a chocolate dome that hides a chocolate shortbread cookie, topped with vanilla custard and chocolate mousse - and eats: baguette sandwiches, quiche, salads.
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They took turns backdropping each other on the steel grating outside the ring.
PWTorch.com 2010
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Rick went to work on both men, hitting a Steinerline on D-Von and backdropping both opponents.
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The first track contains some of David Gilmour's best vocal work as Rick Wright provides layered synthesizers backdropping some biting guitar leads by Gilmour.
Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website 2010
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- WWF Heavyweight Champion Bob Backlund pinned Big John Studd, by backdropping out of an overhead backbreaker after kicking off the top turnbuckle and landing on top, to retain the title.
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Houston gets a quick rollup for two and slugs away on Tully, backdropping him out of the corner and following with an elbow.
Scott's Blog of Doom 2008
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Here's the context and conventional wisdom backdropping the debate: Roughly a month ago, the race was tied in the polls.
U.S. News 2008
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