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subplot

noun

Definition of subplot

as in plot

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Recent Examples of subplot There’s also a subplot involving organ harvesting, Russian traffickers and a rabbi (Fred Melamed) who joins forces with Father Joe, proving that Goys and Jews can sometimes fight crime hand-in-hand. — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026 The best subplot involves a new, young part-time UPS worker who challenges the Teamster party line involving the UPS contract. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026 In a sense, The Eighth Wonder, with its subplot to do with writing a film script about an Indigenous poet lauded by millions, whom nobody genuinely knows, also translates this documentary about Borges, with its many images, into a different plot. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026 The intriguing subplot is whether CBS will try to void the final four years (and $72 million) of Romo’s regrettable 10-year, $180 million deal by citing a moral clause that is standard in broadcast contracts. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for subplot

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This is barely a description of what actually happens, but more of an understanding of what lies beneath the surface of the plot, the emotional core of the adventure at hand, maybe even what critics sometimes call the driving force of a novel.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
There is a big revelation less than halfway into the show, one that might even count as a plot twist, and thus something not to be spoiled… if not for the fact that virtually every synopsis in the last 70 years has included it in the first sentence.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of plot

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Instead, implants exchange simple signals, such as whether a particular condition has been detected or whether an action should be triggered.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
What Could Be Next Expect the snoring category to keep pulling apart into three tiers, and each has a different action for readers deciding what to try.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

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Makary's time at the agency was defined by scientific disputes, leadership changes and a string of media stories detailing low morale and internal dysfunction among staffers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
There’s a story there, a complicated and disturbing one, but the new Netflix film Unabomber won’t be the one to give it to us.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

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