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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As part of a group of K-drama fans who meet every few months to talk plotlines and favorite actors, Yee has the opportunity to keep trying new places and new dishes and posts regularly about it on Instagram at charlotteseoulmates. —

Sara Murphy, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2025 Cat and Andi are thrown together to work on the romance plotlines of a major video game release and love starts to bloom outside the pixelated world. —

Lizz Schumer, People.com, 2 Feb. 2025 Beyond the classic drawbacks of the prequel genre, there are persistent tonal issues, sloppy writing, and plotlines that just don’t work (sorry, Sofia). —

Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 The controlling idea, then, is the main plotline in a nutshell, which isn’t any bigger than a run-on sentence and may be much smaller. —

Tim Maurer, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for plotline