connecting thread

Frequency: 6.55.0 per million words

a theme or idea that connects the parts of a story, argument, etc.

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Examples (20)

  • The theme of redemption serves as the connecting thread throughout the novel.
  • A common ideology served as the connecting thread throughout all his political speeches.
  • The main connecting thread in her argument was the importance of social justice.
  • The detective struggled to find the connecting thread between the seemingly unrelated crimes.
  • Despite the different storylines, a mysterious character acts as the connecting thread between all the episodes.
  • Despite their diverse backgrounds, a shared passion for art became the connecting thread among the group members.
  • The desire for freedom is the connecting thread in the nation's history.
  • In her latest novel, the author skillfully weaves a powerful connecting thread through multiple storylines.
  • Looking back, I can see that a love for learning has been the connecting thread in my life's journey.
  • The historian argued that economic inequality was the connecting thread linking various social movements of the era.
  • What is the connecting thread that ties all these seemingly random events together?
  • Without a clear connecting thread, the presentation felt disjointed and difficult to follow.
  • The artist's use of blue is the connecting thread in her collection of paintings.
  • The mentor helped her protégé identify the connecting thread in his disparate research interests.
  • Our commitment to customer satisfaction is the connecting thread across all our business units.
  • Environmental conservation emerged as the connecting thread for all the proposals discussed at the conference.
  • Although the book covers various historical periods, the evolution of technology provides a clear connecting thread.
  • Can you discern the connecting thread that ties together these seemingly random events?
  • Researchers are searching for a connecting thread that could link these different scientific discoveries.
  • The film's director used a recurring musical motif as a subtle connecting thread to evoke a sense of continuity.