subplots

plural of subplot

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Noun
  • Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Her plots were both intricate and gutsy, spiked with sharp observations and wicked humour.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
  • These properties along River Road, which stretch from the Big Four Bridge to Indian Hills, include Champions, Twin, Thurman-Hutchins, Carrie Gaulbert Cox, Eva Bandman and Caperton Swamp parks, among other plots of land.
    Matthew Glowicki, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.
    Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Don't miss out on our latest stories.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Despite the genre's themes, horror fans describe their community as kind, open-minded, and welcoming.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Those are universal important themes to be exploring.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Students will still be able to take classes in these subjects while the major pause is in effect.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In this photograph, which Mark made before the start of the Puerto Rican Day Parade in 2003, her subjects—Candice Lozada, nine; Fantashia Toro, eleven—seem literally to have grown in Mark’s presence.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Subplots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplots. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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