Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Clashing and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Clashing" instead a noun "Background".
Clashing
Clashing adjective - Not being in agreement or harmony.
Background and clashing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Clashing".
Both words in one sentence
- The "Frog VS Magus" ending in Chrono Trigger finishes with Frog and Magus readying for battle, then the screen goes dark as swords are heard clashing in the background while the credits roll.
Source: Black Screen of Death -
Flat Character: Although the game's intro gives a little bit of background on Misa and Suzuka, the game hardly makes any kind of character development or characterizations with them, and instead focuses on them clashing steel while providing some eye-candy.
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The JP version is a hybrid between the two, featuring the pupil-less turtles (like the comics) but brightly colored like the cartoon clashing against a billion Foot soldiers while Shredder looms in the background.
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