Definition of subplot
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:a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
2
:a subdivision of an experimental plot of land
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A subplot involving Quill’s old space-pirate buddies brings Sylvester Stallone into the fold as a veteran Ravager, making the picture feel even more like a classic adventure.
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Camp’s re-emergence as a power in his own right at Uber is one of the interesting subplots in this year’s melodrama, and the The Wall Street Journal reported that the memo had not been coordinated with either the board.
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So instead, Wain and Showalter (who both play multiple roles in the show) lump in a nutty subplot involving former president Ronald Reagan, current president George H.W. Bush, and a nuclear bomb, just to give the show a narrative spine.
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Take Aidy Bryant, for example, the Saturday Night Live cast member who got a romantic subplot on the last season of Girls.
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EUGENE -- For almost two decades, the reliable subplot to every Oregon football season has involved what latest piece of apparel the Ducks will wear.
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Other action Wednesday was full of subplots on the track.
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But subplots accrue like barnacles on this once-trim vessel.
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But that was enough for Pretty Little Liars to run with its whole twin subplot—which turned out to be true—
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1812
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