Throughline

//ˈθɹuːlaɪn//

Synonyms for "throughline" (1 found)

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Noun(1 words)
common thread

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Translations

5 translations across 4 languages.

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Dutch

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  • rode draad noun (theme that runs through the plot of a narrative work, or a series of such related works)

French

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  • fil conducteur noun (theme that runs through the plot of a narrative work, or a series of such related works)

German

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  • durchgängiger Handlungsfaden noun (theme that runs through the plot of a narrative work, or a series of such related works)

Polish

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  • linia bezpośrednia noun (railway route that passengers can take without needing to change trains)
  • motyw przewodni noun (theme that runs through the plot of a narrative work, or a series of such related works)

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Produced by none other than Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Good Boys again most closely resembles a kind of junior-varsity tryout for that duo's Superbad, down to its modestly affecting emotional through-line: an acceptance of the fact that childhood friendships, forged out of proximity and convenience, aren't always destined to last.

Source: wiktionary

The Russian rockets fell on Babyn Yar, 80 years after the Nazi atrocities it commemorates; Zelenskiy’s face was enough to hammer home the gravity of the thematic throughline.

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