Thesaurus results for SUBPLOT

subplot

noun

as in plot

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Recent Examples of subplot The second-year wideout’s sudden absence was a not-so-quiet subplot in the Broncos’ 10-7 loss to the Patriots, as Franklin missed his first game of the 2025 season with a hamstring strain. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026 As noted by Barrows, kicking at Levi’s is an interesting subplot depending on overhead winds. —

Scott Phillips, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2026 Also questionably handled is a psychologically illuminating subplot around Hana’s family history of weight problems, teased with some needlessly shadowy ambuigity ahead of a surprise reveal. —

Guy Lodge, Variety, 28 Jan. 2026 Cut the entire military subplot. —

Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subplot

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But last year’s real-life conclave was just as dramatic, with plenty of plot twists, political battles among cardinals and a surprise outcome.

— Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 1 Mar. 2026
Against that real history, the building’s ghost stories feel more like colorful footnotes than the main plot.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026