Devices
Devices noun - An inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'.
Lines
Both words in one sentence
- In service to the plot, characters are given these roles, sometimes making them just plot devices with lines (although, like devices, characters can and do get upgrades).
Source: Characters as Device - These devices were intended for use by special operations units in event of a war; they would sneak past enemy lines and use their man-portable nukes to destroy bridges and similar targets.
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Somewhat subverted in that these devices are far behind enemy lines, and were not expected to be attacked.
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Lines and Devices. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/devices/lines
Devices & Lines. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/devices/lines>.
Lines or Devices. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/devices/lines.
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