Background and Turf

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Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.
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Turf and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Turf" instead a noun "Background".
Nearby Words: backing, backdrop, backgrounder, backgrounding

Turf

Turf noun - The territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own.
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Background and turf are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Turf".
Nearby Words: turfed, turfy, turfing

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original original background original turf
little little background little turf
criminal criminal background criminal turf

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  • The Triads and the Tongs Your main benefactor and boss, Kindly Cheng, is a Straw Sandal (a middle-manager) of the fictional Yellow Lotus triad and the background lore mentions an escalating turf war between Yellow Lotus and (also fictional) Red Dragon.
    Source: The Triads and the Tongs
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