STORYLINE Definition & Meaning

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storyline

or sto·ry line

[ stawr-ee-lahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

plot ( def 2 ).
a detailed description of the plot of a motion picture, TV series, etc., especially a description used by writers, producers, prospective investors, or the like.

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First recorded in 1945–50

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A failed date or three doesn’t have to be the crux of an entire storyline.

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Each storyline also finds the Austens and Fowles displaced from their homes into reduced circumstances.

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Dramatically, Carell’s storyline is dominant, and he’s sympathetic in a part that doesn’t hesitate to make him look silly.

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But until then, here are five storylines that will dominate the conversation in anticipation of horse racing’s biggest race.

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Yes, I was curious to see what it was and what was going to happen and what the storyline is; it could have gone in so many different directions.

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