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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The movie has a lot of characters and subplots to keep straight — four aliens, seven kids, three parents, and a grandmother — but the little ones will enjoy the slapstick mind-control device that ends up in the hands of a pair of mischievous twins.
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 10 July 2024
Come for the magic and stay for the bisexual romance subplot and mouth-watering pie imagery.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
The Grimm version has more characters and subplots.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
That, or the subplot ties up that loose end nicely as Lady Danbury and Violet discuss what happened between Agatha and Violet’s father in Queen Charlotte.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 June 2024
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Danny Horn, EW.com, 10 July 2024
Come for the magic and stay for the bisexual romance subplot and mouth-watering pie imagery.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 24 June 2024
The Grimm version has more characters and subplots.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Apr. 2024
That, or the subplot ties up that loose end nicely as Lady Danbury and Violet discuss what happened between Agatha and Violet’s father in Queen Charlotte.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 13 June 2024
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subplot
noun
sub·plot
ˈsəb-ˌplät
: a subordinate plot in fiction or drama
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