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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Perhaps the most enjoyable part is the plotline revolving around the discovery of Kryptonite.
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Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
Instead, while there was a serialized romance, the medical drama on Pulse largely reset each episode once the initial hurricane plotline played out a few hours in.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Once the war ended, Superman needed new foes, so the plotlines leveled up.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Did this plotline cast into relief for you how much Charlotte and Harry have been through?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 27 June 2025
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Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
Instead, while there was a serialized romance, the medical drama on Pulse largely reset each episode once the initial hurricane plotline played out a few hours in.
—Josef Adalian, Vulture, 11 July 2025
Once the war ended, Superman needed new foes, so the plotlines leveled up.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025
Did this plotline cast into relief for you how much Charlotte and Harry have been through?
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 27 June 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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