subplot

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Recent Examples on the Web While much of the show’s reframing of the source material is a highlight of the series, there are times when its narrative unnecessarily overcomplicates itself by adding too many wrinkles to its subplots. Isaiah Colbert, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024 Interspersed throughout Thibault’s day and his thoughts are subplots and tangents, some real, others imagined. Olivier Schrauwen, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2024 In recent years, it’s been a defining subplot of the Dodgers’ struggles in the playoffs. Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024 Spanning the couple’s first few days in their new apartment—a leaky, creaky walk-up in Greenwich Village—Barefoot is somewhat less about falling in love (although there is a charming subplot concerning Corie’s mother and one of their neighbors, Victor Velasco) than endeavoring to stay in it. Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for subplot 
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Noun
  • Director Bruce Goodison applies the tension well in the first two thirds of this efficient Shudder release, but then the plot smacks into a dead-end in its final act.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The mechanics of the plot itself don’t quite hold up under scrutiny, which is a shame when the dialogue, performances and filmmaking craft are so tightly woven, moving in perfect sync.
    Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Black Friday doesn’t officially start until November 29, but that doesn’t mean retailers aren’t getting in on the sale action early.
    Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Moody, after missing three games with a high-ankle sprain, will be back in action Sunday.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Newsletters Featured Daily Newsletter Our biggest stories, handpicked for you each day.
    Condé Nast, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Local artists will decide which stories to highlight in order to honor Grand Rapids’ past and present, and put them first in illustrated then in motion graphics form.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024

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“Subplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplot. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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