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 fantastic is used to sketch out familiar story lines, but the metaphysical premise remains as vague as the dramatic stakes in the lives of the characters.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Knowing the storyline is important when visiting Atlas 9.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Browne is also developing a feature length version of Pink Light to be set in a college athletic space and to expand on Scotty’s story line against the backdrop of locker room, athlete-coach and dating dynamics.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 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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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2025
Knowing the storyline is important when visiting Atlas 9.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Browne is also developing a feature length version of Pink Light to be set in a college athletic space and to expand on Scotty’s story line against the backdrop of locker room, athlete-coach and dating dynamics.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 12 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
Noun
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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Her stories began running Monday and will continue this week.—
Shaun McKinnon,
AZCentral.com,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Last week, authorities detained more than 70 people and seized passports, cash and weapons in connection with an alleged plot to cause unrest.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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As a director, Black has an easygoing way with banter and plot.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Sep. 2025
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Ineffective policies for the EV market could mirror the loss of the solar energy industry, says Wendy Cutler, senior vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute, where too-late action left America outpaced and China controlling more than 80 percent of the world’s solar panels.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Have you ever been publicly disciplined for unethical or unlawful actions in your career?—
Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Story line.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/story%20line. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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