Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Facts and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Facts" instead a noun "Background".
Facts
Background and facts are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Facts".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In the series, not much about his background is known, but some facts are intriguing.
Source: Fanon / Live-Action TV -
One can infer that he might have already known some of their background after meeting Jordan, but he chose to let her put the facts together for herself.
Source: Literature / The Black Parade -
Regardless, she's holding back key facts about her background which would make him doubt her honesty or outright hate her.
Source: Third-Act Misunderstanding
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