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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In that plotline, too, there is a personal connection.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
In fact, several plotlines emerge and then just peter out without any real resolution.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 22 May 2025
These new plotlines clutter up Eleanor the Great where condensing might have been a better choice.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Other plotlines stacked up the possibility of immense tragedy, only to pull back at the last minute.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2025
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 25 May 2025
In fact, several plotlines emerge and then just peter out without any real resolution.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 22 May 2025
These new plotlines clutter up Eleanor the Great where condensing might have been a better choice.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
Other plotlines stacked up the possibility of immense tragedy, only to pull back at the last minute.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 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 1 Jun. 2025.
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