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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The song was written long before the conversation of children’s involvement at drag shows became a political cudgel for right-wing lawmakers, and Alaska says that the show hasn’t changed its Brendan plotline to reflect that reality.
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Virginia Carter, the feminist activist who was hired by Norman Lear to advise him on social issues and marginalized groups, providing insight the famed TV producer would use for plotlines and characterizations in his provocative shows, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Where Zemeckis went wrong was not cutting the insignificant plotlines and zeroing in on the most prominent storyline, the Youngs, as well as relying on de-aging technology instead of either using old-fashioned stage makeup techniques — or simply hiring differently aged actors.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
Among the many plotlines in season two of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, none burned hotter than the drama taking place around Celebrimbor’s forge.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2024
Virginia Carter, the feminist activist who was hired by Norman Lear to advise him on social issues and marginalized groups, providing insight the famed TV producer would use for plotlines and characterizations in his provocative shows, has died.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Oct. 2024
Where Zemeckis went wrong was not cutting the insignificant plotlines and zeroing in on the most prominent storyline, the Youngs, as well as relying on de-aging technology instead of either using old-fashioned stage makeup techniques — or simply hiring differently aged actors.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2024
Among the many plotlines in season two of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, none burned hotter than the drama taking place around Celebrimbor’s forge.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Plotline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plotline. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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