Develop
Plot
Plot verb - To engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends.
Common collocations
| way | develop way | plot way |
| strategy | develop strategy | plot strategy |
| strategies | develop strategies | plot strategies |
Both words in one sentence
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A good author puts a relatively ordinary person into an extraordinary world and sees them steadily go through and react to all this pain and conflict over the course of the plot and develop into a stronger person bit by bit.
Source: Common Mary Sue Traits - One of the major plot points, Opal being powerless for most of book 1, is suspiciously similar to a girl watching all of her friends develop quickly and noticeably while she remains the same.
Source: Puberty Superpower - While the gameplay of Gears of War had always been good from the start, the plot of the campaign didn't really start to develop beyond a blatant Excuse Plot until Gears of War 2.
Source: Growing The Beard / Video Games
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