subplots

plural of subplot

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Noun
  • San Francisco police officers would then proceed to smash the driver's window, drag the driver out and pepper-spray him — actions that a San Francisco Department of Police Accountability (DPA) report states were excessive.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Microsoft’s actions are part of a growing charm campaign among big tech companies as data center projects grow more unpopular.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • And the blend of big acting, ambitious sets, and poignant plots helped this show become something truly transcendent.
    Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Characters must be coherent; plots must be tight and any gaps in the plot must be patched.
    Sabrina Jaszi, The Dial, 4 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The ByteDance app, for example, is directing users of its former AI companion service to another of its apps which solely focuses on building personalized AI characters and stories.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s a quick guide to recent Star-Telegram stories every Texas driver should know.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Empire of the Sun, the other top Aussie act in the mix, followed Disco Lines with its usual/unusual brand of futuristic, culturally convoluted and yet entirely well-received (at least by the Outside Lands fans) mix of themes and sounds.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For a customized meal, head next door to the new Chef’s Table, where guests gather around a 10-seat table and have menus, pairings and themes tailored to their whims.
    Jennifer Kester, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The students will pursue research across a variety of subjects — cancer, biology, immunology, neurobiology, computational neuroscience, and quantum biology and medicine.
    John Odenthal, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The film then introduces us to the four girls who are its principal subjects, and who will each set their sales goal and attempt to fulfill it through the duration of the Girl Scout Cookie season.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
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“Subplots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplots. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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