Background
Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
Musing and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Musing" instead a noun "Background".
Musing
Musing noun - A calm, lengthy, intent consideration.
Background and musing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Musing".
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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When he finally gets to what would normally be Setsuna's good ending, the two mothers are in the background musing at how unlikely this development was and ceding 'first place' to Setsuna before starting to argue about who gets to be second.
Source: Visual Novel / Shiny Days
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