Backdrop

Backdrop
verb
Source Sentence and Page: Funny in Farsi; Against this backdrop of teenage angst, there would have to be a symbol, a representation of the confidence that comes with eventual intellectual and spiritual growth. Pg 140
Context Clues: Example because she is saying that there would have to be a symbol.
Definition: To provide a setting or backdrop for.
Original Sentence: Before the students went to the march the students had a backdrop for the teachers not to find out.
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