Definition of end around
: a football play in which an offensive end comes behind the line of scrimmage to take a handoff and attempts to carry the ball around the opposite flank
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Jefferson Parish Interim Sheriff Joseph Lopinto, at a press conference broadcast by WVUE Fox 8, said the children -- 4, 6 and 13 -- were all safe and uninjured after the series of pursuits ended around 6 a.m.
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The game started late — 9:10 p.m. — and ended around 11:15 p.m. Arizona will play North Dakota State, which defeated Mississippi State 5-4 in Game 1, at 2 p.m Saturday.
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Thunderstorms moved through the area again Thursday afternoon and were expected to end around 7 p.m.
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The Medieval Climate Optimum had ended around 1300, and Europe had been beset by endless rain and poor crop yields.
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Mangione’s show ended around the same time as that of another Republican political candidate, Pat McDonough, who is running for Baltimore County Executive.
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Day to day, her restorative secret is a power nap after her shift ends around 2 or 3.
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The Grand Floral walk begins 9:30 a.m. and the Grand Floral Parade begins at 10 a.m. and ends around 2 p.m. in Southwest Portland at Lincoln High School.
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Or, if not a close — for the fun never really ends around here, does it? — then perhaps a coda, or, if not that, then at least some semblance of resolution.
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First Known Use of end around
1926
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