plotline
noun
plot·line
ˈplät-ˌlīn 
: a connected series of occurrences that form the plot or part of the plot in a story or drama
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The senators who bucked their fellow Democrats to help reopen the government are largely immune from progressive fury due to retirements and the absence of 2026 reelections, but the plotline could thicken for some midterm Senate candidates.
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
In fact, sources indicate Urban feared he would be mocked due to the film’s plotline.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Nov. 2025
Indeed, millions of dollars worth of jewellery becomes the centre of not one but two of the plotlines in the first episode.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
The term has inspired musical mashups, a recent South Park plotline and plenty of (somewhat cringe) Halloween costumes.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 13 Nov. 2025
In fact, sources indicate Urban feared he would be mocked due to the film’s plotline.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Nov. 2025
Indeed, millions of dollars worth of jewellery becomes the centre of not one but two of the plotlines in the first episode.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2025
The term has inspired musical mashups, a recent South Park plotline and plenty of (somewhat cringe) Halloween costumes.
—NPR, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Plotline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plotline. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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