subplot
noun
sub·plot
ˈsəb-ˌplät 
1
: a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
2
: a subdivision of an experimental plot of land
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Kim Ro-sa and Sang-wol’s love story One of the major subplots in Our Unwritten Seoul concerns Kim Ro-sa (Won Mi-kyung), an older woman who runs a restaurant in the block KFMC wants to develop.
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Kayti Burt, Time, 30 June 2025
Its set pieces remain impressively staged, and the intriguing subplots regarding the tournament’s mysterious creation—including the ongoing search for the island on which the event takes place—pick up after being sidelined in Season 2.
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Charlotte’s power play failures became the subplot that derailed its title hopes.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
Those go a long way in forgiving the multitude of subplots and the toolbox of car cliches.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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Kayti Burt, Time, 30 June 2025
Its set pieces remain impressively staged, and the intriguing subplots regarding the tournament’s mysterious creation—including the ongoing search for the island on which the event takes place—pick up after being sidelined in Season 2.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 27 June 2025
Charlotte’s power play failures became the subplot that derailed its title hopes.
—Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
Those go a long way in forgiving the multitude of subplots and the toolbox of car cliches.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 18 June 2025
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“Subplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subplot. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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subplot
noun
sub·plot
ˈsəb-ˌplät
: a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
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