as in story
the unfolding of events in a dramatic or literary work
the story line is clumsily interrupted several times to provide some much-needed background information
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Recent Examples of story line
The new video continues the storyline as Grint attends Stalkers Anonymous to get over his Sheeran obsession.
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The storyline encompasses a wide cross-section of Palestinian characters, living either in the burgeoning urban hubs of Jerusalem and Jaffa, or the countryside.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Much of the cast is underdeveloped; an improbable misunderstanding about Mare’s sexuality is somehow stretched into a multi-episode story line.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
With high school football practices set to kick off Friday, there are always a slew of story lines to follow during the regular season.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
The storyline encompasses a wide cross-section of Palestinian characters, living either in the burgeoning urban hubs of Jerusalem and Jaffa, or the countryside.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Much of the cast is underdeveloped; an improbable misunderstanding about Mare’s sexuality is somehow stretched into a multi-episode story line.
—Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
With high school football practices set to kick off Friday, there are always a slew of story lines to follow during the regular season.
—Danny Ventura, Boston Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for story line
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As a recent ProPublica story revealed, the promises of the H-2A visa program can be undermined by extreme abuses the workers suffer, mostly by labor contractors.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The dream drive package includes private transfer to The Barn, Napa Valley Car Club's exclusive clubhouse, post-drive drinks and stories and return transfer.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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She is swiftly ousted from society, a plot point that came as a shock to Dockery, even if the split from Henry Talbot (a charming Matthew Goode) did not.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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Along with the statement and dot plot release, officials will update their forecasts for gross domestic product, unemployment and inflation.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In Middlesex League action, Kaylee Master recorded a hat trick, Sophia Setouhi added a pair and Gianna Venezia scored her first varsity goal as Watertown (5-0) blanked Woburn, 7-0, for its 102nd straight field hockey win.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Here, Pearce sought a declaratory judgment that the operating agreements had already been rejected by the bankruptcy estate, but the Court noted that no such action had taken place since Debtor's reorganization plan had neither been confirmed nor rejected by the Court so far.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Story line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/story%20line. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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