Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Drilling and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Drilling" instead a noun "Background".
Drilling
Drilling noun - The act of drilling.
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Synonyms for Drilling
Background and drilling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Drilling".
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After the switch, Durant puts hours into drilling his skills, but background characters point out that he's just getting worse.
Source: Film / Thunderstruck -
The sequel's commercial has Delta Squad drilling into Locust territory as "How It Ends" plays in the background.
Source: Video Game / Gears of War -
Split Screen: The film ends with a series of split screens showing Black Americans fighting, drilling, and marching, including one inventive shot where a split screen effect shows marching Black soldiers in a "V" (V for Victory) shape, on top of a background of other soldiers marching.
Source: Film / The Negro Soldier
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