Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Done, maintained, or held out of public view or in secret.
- adjective Revealing what is done out of public view.
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- adjective Alternative spelling of
behind the scenes .
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Examples
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Wanna bet come March 25th, if Sucker Punch underwhelms, that the media and behind-the-scenes execs will be crowing about how female action fantasies don't work?
Scott Mendelson: Why Wonder Woman belongs on television, where female superheroes thrive. Scott Mendelson 2011
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This follows a behind-the-scenes row in which the force insisted that it saw the part-time officers as essential for its anti-terrorism strategy.
Satisfied? Confident? You Will Be…… « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2010
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The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to describe the behind-the-scenes diplomacy on the record.
Obama Says Egypt's Transition Must Begin Now By MATTHEW LEE 2011
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Wanna bet come March 25th, if Sucker Punch underwhelms, that the media and behind-the-scenes execs will be crowing about how female action fantasies don't work?
Scott Mendelson: Why Wonder Woman belongs on television, where female superheroes thrive. Scott Mendelson 2011
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Luckily, French Vogue took a trip behind-the-scenes at Armani Privé last week and documented the entire experience, from the purple lipliner to the bejeweled, uh, face nets.
PHOTOS: What Goes On Backstage At A Haute Couture Show Hilary Moss 2011
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But behind-the-scenes the Obama administration is in contact with Egypt's most senior military commanders as well as those politicians under Mubarak discussing a plan in which the Egyptian president would stand straight away.
US hatches Mubarak exit strategy as Egypt death toll mounts 2011
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At noblemania.blogspot.com, he reveals the behind-the-scenes stories of his work.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Grandmothers Jack Canfield 2011
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By a combination of luck and behind-the-scenes maneuvering, he defused a player revolt, midway through his tenure, led by Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer.
The Man Who Groomed the Game John Paul Newport 2011
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Images includes those of vivid rehearsals as well as behind-the-scenes pictures of seminal company personalities such as Margot Fonteyn and Ninette de Valois, plus never-before-seen views of the dancers off duty, most charmingly a snap of Lynn Seymour and Rudolf Nureyev, drinking in a London pub.
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Luckily, French Vogue took a trip behind-the-scenes at Armani Privé last week and documented the entire experience, from the purple lipliner to the bejeweled, uh, face nets.
PHOTOS: What Goes On Backstage At A Haute Couture Show Hilary Moss 2011
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