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Even Major League Baseball had a McDonald’s subplot this year, when Grimace became the lucky charm who (briefly) gave the Mets hope for a world championship and New Yorkers hope for a Subway Series (but then the Mets lost to the Dodgers in the playoffs, of course).
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
After six episodes, the ending of the Abish/Red Feather/Winter Bird subplot and the Fort Bridger storyline feel abrupt.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Of course, life goes on and minor subplots in one's life take long intermissions before reappearing in a much later chapter.
—John Sergio, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
There are so many characters to keep track of in multiple timelines across various factions and subplots, but next to nothing is done to establish why any but a few of them matter.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
After six episodes, the ending of the Abish/Red Feather/Winter Bird subplot and the Fort Bridger storyline feel abrupt.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Of course, life goes on and minor subplots in one's life take long intermissions before reappearing in a much later chapter.
—John Sergio, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
There are so many characters to keep track of in multiple timelines across various factions and subplots, but next to nothing is done to establish why any but a few of them matter.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subplot
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In at least one case, the U.S. intelligence helped thwart an IS plot to attack a religious shrine outside Damascus earlier this month, according to the officials.—
Warren P. Strobel,
arkansasonline.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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In the 1970s, Lowery and his wife bought a 21-acre plot surrounded by Anson County farmland 60 miles south of Charlotte.—
Ames Alexander,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Jan. 2025
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Policymakers, businesses, organizations and other entities rely heavily on the vast trove of detailed data and long-running statistical trends to make investments and decisions — actions that ultimately affect people’s livelihoods.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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The court could also decide that no action is needed, and that Andrew should remain on death row.—
Christina Coulter,
Fox News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Photograph: Mother Jones illustration; Getty This story originally appeared on Mother Jones and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.—
Anna Merlan,
WIRED,
18 Jan. 2025
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This story has been updated with additional information, context, and statements.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Subplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplot. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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