Deflection
Deflection noun - A turning away from a course or standard.
Line
Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
Deflection is an antonym for line.
Both words in one sentence
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January Jones was pregnant for the filming of season 5 of Mad Men and, instead of a pregnancy storyline or the above mentioned deflection tactics, the writers wrote in a fat story line for Betty Draper, complete with fat suit and body doubles.
Source: Hide Your Pregnancy
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