subplot
noun
sub·plot
ˈsəb-ˌplät 
1
: a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
2
: a subdivision of an experimental plot of land
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There’s also a romantic subplot between Selena Gomez, who plays the cartel leader’s wife, and Édgar Ramírez, as a guy who wears tank tops.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
Amid all the relationship drama is a hilarious subplot involving Mandy’s brother Connor.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
The funeral takes place at St. Paul’s Cathedral; later, a subplot about potential Scottish secession takes the entire production up north.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Partly this is thanks to the fact that there are none of the show’s worst subplots to be found.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
Amid all the relationship drama is a hilarious subplot involving Mandy’s brother Connor.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
The funeral takes place at St. Paul’s Cathedral; later, a subplot about potential Scottish secession takes the entire production up north.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
Partly this is thanks to the fact that there are none of the show’s worst subplots to be found.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
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“Subplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subplot. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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subplot
noun
sub·plot
ˈsəb-ˌplät
: a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
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