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backgrounds

NOUN

experience or circumstances

Synonyms

STRONGEST

backdrop culture education environment history practice qualification tradition training upbringing

STRONG

accomplishments acquirement actions atmosphere attainment aura breeding capacity credentials cultivation deeds framework grounding preparation rearing seasoning

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance

WEAK

foreground

Example Sentences

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The Creative Mentor Network found the number of working-class people in creative roles had fallen by half since the 1970s, while the Sutton Trust found only 10% of writers are from working-class backgrounds.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

The results showed that physical capacity starts decreasing as early as age 35, even among people with different training backgrounds.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

“That’s a pretty good range of backgrounds in candidates for governor.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Bagelsmiths outside the Jewish diaspora are bringing their own backgrounds into their creations.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

Mrs. Vaughan knew that our educational backgrounds and skills matched what that engineer’s department was looking for.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson