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Recent Examples of subplot
There is no Bridget Jones without Renée Zellweger, and the force of her performance and obvious admiration for the role do plenty to skate over any off-kilter beats (a few odd subplots, Bridget’s total lack of concern around money, etc.) with effervescence and pluck.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
There are too many characters and too many subplots for a one-act play.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
But the fourth Captain America movie is also filled with subplots.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s an overall sense of alienation imparted by the further fragmentation of the storylines, along with the introduction of subplots, particularly in Wei’s portion (he’s got a male friend in need of a large sum of money and is seeing a woman who has a young daughter).
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
There are too many characters and too many subplots for a one-act play.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
But the fourth Captain America movie is also filled with subplots.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
There’s an overall sense of alienation imparted by the further fragmentation of the storylines, along with the introduction of subplots, particularly in Wei’s portion (he’s got a male friend in need of a large sum of money and is seeing a woman who has a young daughter).
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subplot
Noun
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For Macdonald, the plot of a tale is more like a plot of land.—
Anthony Lane,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Imagine a system that, every so often, interrupts a predictable rotation with a track a listener might never choose on their own—a musical plot twist that adds a pinch of unpredictability but doesn’t force mismatches.—
Seth Yudof,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Start your Fubo free trial now to get started watching the baseball action.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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Light the way forward with stories that inspire action.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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Chris Malone Mendez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both episodes owe a big spiritual debt to Lost, which also liked to toggle back and forth between the main island story, its characters’ former lives, and all its weird mythology.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Subplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplot. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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