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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subplot
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The only way to do that seeming contradiction is to take more time, and fill that time with less plot.Erik Kain, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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From the multi-front war on Israel to the plots to assassinate President-elect Trump, the Iranian dictatorship is fundamentally incompatible with global peace and security.Daniel Twining, National Review, 30 Nov. 2024
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In one of the final episodes on USA, WWE jam-packed the two-hour time slot with a myriad of deep, developing storylines and some solid in-ring action.Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Israel has repeated the mistake in Gaza that the George W. Bush administration made in Iraq and Afghanistan, and failed to marry its military action to achievable political goals at the outset.Stuart E. Eizenstat, The Atlantic, 2 Dec. 2024
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Maybe even more than surprise story of the year Indiana, Arizona State looks interesting in the Playoff given its offensive weaponry.The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Subplot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subplot. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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