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Recent Examples of subplot
Benton easily embodies both Z’s everyday worries, her larger concerns, and an off-kilter dream-y subplot that takes us squarely inside the character’s head.
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
The world-building and political subplot blew my mind, but the experience of main character Ender at space military academy is what really stuck with me.
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Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Sarnoski’s version likewise recasts the female character as a benevolent force, and is largely stripped of romance — though permits itself a streak of sentimentality in a subplot concerning the grizzled outlaw’s gentle bond with a young girl.
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Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 June 2026
But a certain soccer-adjacent subplot is already proving worth the price of admission.
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Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
16 June 2026
The world-building and political subplot blew my mind, but the experience of main character Ender at space military academy is what really stuck with me.
—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
12 June 2026
Sarnoski’s version likewise recasts the female character as a benevolent force, and is largely stripped of romance — though permits itself a streak of sentimentality in a subplot concerning the grizzled outlaw’s gentle bond with a young girl.
—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
11 June 2026
But a certain soccer-adjacent subplot is already proving worth the price of admission.
—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subplot
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Jinx's scheme gets a convenient helping hand when NASA — for the benefit of the plot — allows the kids to sit in an actual shuttle during an actual engine test.
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Cover crops, once rare, are now much more common, from the cooperative's member plots to estates like La Reynardière, which gives up seven or eight percent of its yield to them in the bet that living soils send roots deeper for water.
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His shot diet is already optimized for the league, his frame holds up in physical matchups and his off-ball activity gives coaches a willing piece to weave into screen and handoff actions.
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Many in Venezuela will now be waiting to see if those vows from the world’s wealthiest nation will now turn into concrete action.
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The Sacramento Bee published several notable stories Friday covering local government, public health and state worker policy.
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“Subplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplot. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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