Background and Scope

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Background noun - The state of the environment in which a situation exists.

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Scope is a synonym for background in circumstance topic. In some cases you can use "Scope" instead a noun "Background".

Scope noun - The state of the environment in which a situation exists.

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Background is a synonym for scope in circumstance topic. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Scope".

Nearby Words: scoped, scop, scoping

exact	exact background	exact scope
similar	similar background	similar scope
original	original background	original scope
true	true background	true scope
Other adjectives: proper, actual, entire, little, main, new, general, cosmic.

Cryptic Background Reference: Carpenter loves expanding the scope of his movies by doling out worldbuilding and character background in tantalizing chunks, similar to his contemporary George Lucas.

Source: Creator / John Carpenter
The universe is epic in scope and the writing does a good job of communicating it; even when the current story follows a small slice of it, the sense of big things happening in the background is there.Top Dog refers to the entire universe and shared background, and there is no one main story.

Source: Fan Fic / Top Dog
Greater Scope Villain: The Emperor is a background figure who never appears nor does he intervene in the decisions taken.

Source: Film / A New Hope

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