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storylines

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈstɔɹiˌɫaɪnz// sto·ry·lines

n. the different parts of a story and how they develop. You use this to talk about the various plots in a book, movie, or game.

n. the plots or narrative threads of a dramatic or literary work. Often used to describe the separate but intersecting sequences of events in complex media.


SIMPLE

The movie has several interesting storylines.

CONTEXTUAL

The writers managed to connect three different storylines into one satisfying ending during the season finale.

COMPLEX

Modern role-playing games often feature branching storylines where the player's moral choices significantly alter the ultimate fate of the fictional world and its inhabitants.

Synonyms
Usage

Commonly used in the plural when discussing works with multiple subplots or character arcs.

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