Background and Pageant

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Pageant and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pageant" instead a noun "Background".

Pageant noun - A staged presentation often with music that consists of a procession of narrated or enacted scenes.

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Background and pageant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Pageant".

Nearby Word: pageantry

fake	fake background	fake pageant
actual	actual background	actual pageant
entire	entire background	entire pageant
little	little background	little pageant
Other adjectives: new, Christian, historical.

You Would Make a Great Model - Two female acting managers approach Haruka on the street and convince her to be a background contestant in an idol pageant.

Source: Light Novel / Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu
For her performance in a pageant piece, Hearst High's prom queen Phoebe showcases her martial-arts skills by breaking several strategically-placed boards...while the infamous Mortal Kombat theme plays in the background.

Source: Video Game / High School Story

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