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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Expect this particular mystery — along with the conundrum about Belinda and Mundy looking so alike — to be a major plotline throughout the season.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
This narrative structure is one of Lin’s signatures: parallel plotlines that hurtle forward and finally, triumphantly, converge.
—Aditi Sriram, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The Shootout is More Than One Shootout – My guess here is that this is going to be two different plotlines colliding.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Getting broadcasters on board for a show about 50+ women, especially one without a crime plotline, was a challenge, said Benn.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 13 Apr. 2025
This narrative structure is one of Lin’s signatures: parallel plotlines that hurtle forward and finally, triumphantly, converge.
—Aditi Sriram, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The Shootout is More Than One Shootout – My guess here is that this is going to be two different plotlines colliding.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Getting broadcasters on board for a show about 50+ women, especially one without a crime plotline, was a challenge, said Benn.
—Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Plotline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plotline. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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