Action
Curveball
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, a series all about shouting Screw Destiny, gave us that curveball at the end, where Simon quietly walked out of the spotlight and off into a modest life away from the action.
Source: Think Nothing of It - Unexpected Gameplay Change: The original game throws this curveball midway through; it starts out with simple training exercises on various aircraft, then turns into an action game where you have to avoid anti-aircraft fire in a helicopter to rescue your instructors.
Source: Video Game / Pilotwings - In the Wild Cards novel Inside Straight, Drummer Boy joins the group of aces fighting the anti-joker genocide explicitly to impress Action Girl Curveball.
Source: Not in This for Your Revolution
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Curveball and Action. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/action/curveball
Action & Curveball. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/action/curveball>.
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