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subplot

noun

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as in plot

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Recent Examples of subplot Stopping Haaland — who has seven goals in this World Cup, one behind France’s Kylian Mbappé and Argentina’s Lionel Messi for the most in the tournament — will be the primary subplot of the Norway-England match at Hard Rock Stadium. — Tim Reynolds, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 One subplot of today’s match between Morocco and France will be how dedicated Morocco is to scoring. — Joe Murphy, NBC news, 9 July 2026 What a delightful subplot to this World Cup — that the globe’s very best players, Argentina’s Lionel Messi, France’s Kylian Mbappe, Haaland and Kane, are at the forefront of the giants angling for the Golden Boot scoring title. — Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 The idea that a candidate could have a Nazi tattoo and stay in the race sounds more like a subplot from Veep than the reality upon which several prominent Democrats staked their reputations. — Mike Nelson, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for subplot

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Noun

The timing of the snow and ice melt, plus rainfalls, determines whether a plot of thawing permafrost is waterlogged — and whether carbon isn’t just turned into CO2, but also methane, a greenhouse gas four times as potent.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
Future plots to imprison a critic of the MAGA movement might not be undermined by a loudmouth president who can’t help but give away the scheme.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

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In this case, Nye’s footnote expressed his concerns with the government’s actions.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
Since the 1970s, the federal government has interpreted harm to include any actions that degrade a species’ habitat, given the necessity of habitat for a species’ survival.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

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Unlike the low-tech solution in American author Mary Mapes Dodge's 19th-century story, modern dike patrols are able to plot possible problems caused by drought in an app and send it to authorities who can then quickly carry our repairs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
That episode inspires a Gospel story where Jesus is asleep on a cushion in the stern of the boat during a furious storm.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

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