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background music

NOUN
elevator music
Synonyms
WEAK
Muzak™ piped music


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The arts can seem little more than background music to the main events in American history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

The tariffs have largely been background music as investors weigh the artificial-intelligence build-out and inflation.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026

Included in Russia’s newly privatized health care system were private clinics for the ultra-wealthy offering hotel-like amenities, including private rooms, tea and soft background music.

From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2025

In the past year, Trump has attended at least four such events, often making fighter-style entrances with background music and an entourage.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2024

They experience background music in computer games, cartoons, TV shows, films, on iPads, radios, and ringtones.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin


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