Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for subplots
Noun
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Groypers are repelled by the obsequiousness of pro-Trump influencers who are always willing to contort themselves to support the President’s latest actions.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Their actions are a gut punch to American values and human decency.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Multiple plots to oust Moïse The text messages point to multiple plans targeting Moïse before he was finally killed.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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This means the plots focus on the action, of which there is plenty.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Inside the media center, rows of workstations equipped with laptops and charging points allow reporters to file stories.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Filmmakers have used the Civil War as a setting for many decades now, inspiring stories of epic military battles, romantic melodramas, and even satires, from sweeping Best Picture winners like Gone With the Wind (1939) to revisionist Westerns like Django Unchained (2012).—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Many people speak of the timeliness of the themes of this show.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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The project is rooted in themes of loneliness, psychological control and the seductive pull of structure in an isolated life.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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Neel defied the abstract expressionism of her contemporaries with a distinctive style of portraiture that exposed the psychological truth of her subjects.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Coupled with the recent revelation of Banksy's — maybe — true identity, two subjects have been swept from the table of reliable quiz fodder.—
Holly J. Morris,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Subplots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplots. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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