Manner
Manner noun - The means or procedure for doing something.
Usage example: you happened to reach the correct answer, but the manner by which you solved the problem was all wrong
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Synonyms for Manner
Plot
Plot noun - A secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends.
How words are described
| exact | exact manner | exact plot |
| similar | similar manner | similar plot |
| typical | typical manner | typical plot |
| usual | usual manner | usual plot |
| Other adjectives: specific, serious, evil, interesting, straightforward, ridiculous, bizarre, different. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Even when a murder kicks off the plot, it must happen in as bloodless a manner as possible (poisoning and defenestration are the preferred methods), and it can be nothing more than a plot device.
Source: Sugar Wiki / Sweet Dreams Fuel - Deus ex Machina is a desperate plot-advancing technique that does not quite link events in a story in a convincing manner but at least keeps it going.
Source: Plot -
In earlier seasons of The Red Green Show, there was generally an over-reaching plot that they tried to work into every segment of the show in some manner or another.
Source: Excuse Plot
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