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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There’s a famous Fallen London plotline all about the cost of pursuing your ambition to its final end.
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
And this series does have some twisty-turny, nearly implausible plotlines, including a serial killer whose weapon of choice is anesthesia, a supervillain who attempts to poison a city’s water system, and a killer who locks victims in an ice-fishing cage.
—Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Following her death, Polly’s tragic story became a plotline in true crime podcasts, TV shows and books.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
But the show’s plotline has long been eclipsed by its sheer dazzle—a spectacle that still fuels its popularity despite its Broadway demise.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2025
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Rob Wieland, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
And this series does have some twisty-turny, nearly implausible plotlines, including a serial killer whose weapon of choice is anesthesia, a supervillain who attempts to poison a city’s water system, and a killer who locks victims in an ice-fishing cage.
—Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Following her death, Polly’s tragic story became a plotline in true crime podcasts, TV shows and books.
—The Learning Network, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
But the show’s plotline has long been eclipsed by its sheer dazzle—a spectacle that still fuels its popularity despite its Broadway demise.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for plotline
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“Plotline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plotline. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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