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Recent Examples of subplot
While that's happening, there's also a subplot about the Weyland-Yutani Corporation's race to develop robotic life.
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the present-day timeline ignores a previous subplot about a cult, and has the adults’ stories barreling toward new, convoluted twists.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Another subplot, involving an environmental disaster at a suburban development that Dwayne owns, unleashes yet another level of harrowing directorial inspiration.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Similarly, a subplot involving suicide is treated not as a tragedy but as a formality for the Glynns to see to, an extra Mass or two to attend.
—Mary Marge Locker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, the present-day timeline ignores a previous subplot about a cult, and has the adults’ stories barreling toward new, convoluted twists.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
Another subplot, involving an environmental disaster at a suburban development that Dwayne owns, unleashes yet another level of harrowing directorial inspiration.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2025
Similarly, a subplot involving suicide is treated not as a tragedy but as a formality for the Glynns to see to, an extra Mass or two to attend.
—Mary Marge Locker, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subplot
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Throughout the new Max reality series, archival clips from the siblings' past are intertwined in the episodes — but the plot primarily centers on their modern-day lives, highlighting their careers as pro boxers and wrestlers.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Below is a plot of the average seed of the teams which made the conference tournament semifinals compared with the number of teams a conference has in this year’s Frozen Four.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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That assumes good intentions, transparent action, and a willingness to make tough decisions.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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So far no one has suggested that the deaths are the result of enemy action—that is to say, Belarusian or Russian action—except in the sense that Americans are in Lithuania in the first place to deter a Russian attack.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2025
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Sponsors have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Austin Mock,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Angel Saunders,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Subplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplot. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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