Device
Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.
Plots
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- It seems a corrupt animation executive has a device that lets him see alternate universes, from which he steals plots for his own shows.
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Most of the plots with heavy human involvement were used in Heathcliff's side of the series, often through the device of Iggy and the Nutmegs, his owners.
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Earthquake Machine: The villains of "Wall of Sound" and "Lethal Weapon" hatch plots that are essentially the same: Use a sonic device to level entire buildings as part of blackmail.
Source: Series / Lois and Clark
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