plotline
noun
plot·line
ˈplät-ˌlīn 
: a connected series of occurrences that form the plot or part of the plot in a story or drama
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This is the latest scene in a broader restructuring plotline.
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 2 June 2025
Everybody loves a threesome plotline driven by humorous miscommunication!
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TikTok has supplied a platform for readers to dive deeper into themes, dissect plotlines and characters, and discuss adaptions – all of which work towards keeping stories alive in ways that traditional marketing never could.
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In that plotline, too, there is a personal connection.
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Shannon Carroll, Quartz, 2 June 2025
Everybody loves a threesome plotline driven by humorous miscommunication!
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 16 May 2025
TikTok has supplied a platform for readers to dive deeper into themes, dissect plotlines and characters, and discuss adaptions – all of which work towards keeping stories alive in ways that traditional marketing never could.
—Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
In that plotline, too, there is a personal connection.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
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“Plotline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plotline. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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