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end-run

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verb

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Recent Examples of end run
Noun
Harvard challenged the move, saying the president was attempting an end run around the temporary court order. Collin Binkley, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2025 Critics call the move an end run around due process and fault the administration for using ICE officers who are often not in uniform and may be wearing masks. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 June 2025
Verb
Kids who try to end-run this will have their streams removed and live chat disabled. Danny Bakst, Fortune, 26 June 2025 The administration appears to be attempting a constitutional end-run, claiming emergency authority while avoiding the formal legal processes that would actually justify such deployments. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for end run
Recent Examples of Synonyms for end run
Noun
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the shores of Lake Michigan features miles of sand beach, lush forests, clear inland lakes, unique flora and fauna, towering bluffs, an island lighthouse, coastal villages, picturesque farmsteads and more.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Then, in 2019, Billy and I landed with our two children, aged seven and nine, on a breezy bluff between the Pacific Ocean and the Santa Monica Mountains.
    Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Their words will have bolstered his belief, giving him the confidence to show for and collect the ball again in the defensive third just after the break, using a combination of touches and pauses to evade Brentford pressure before making a more assured sideways pass this time.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Herbert was scrambling again, evading defensive end Zach Allen and slinging it right-handed from the 25-yard line while running to his left, just before linebacker Nik Bonitto drove him to the ground.
    Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Photos of Elliot, a cat who acts like a dog because he is obsessed with playing fetch.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
  • It's also expected to be able to tackle watering duties, weeding or picking flowers/fruits, and is even reported capable of interacting with pets – perhaps walking pooch while trimming the lawn or playing fetch.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Keep your shoulders relaxed and engage your core to avoid arching your back.
    Dana Santas, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Which cruise lines changed itineraries to avoid Hurricane Humberto, other weather?
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Starting a robotaxi service is not for the feint of heart or small of wallet.
    Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Khamenei has made feints and tactical adjustments.
    Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Previously, the story followed Zagreus, the painfully cool son of Hades who spent his days making a break for the surface world to escape the overbearing grip of his father.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Despite sustaining some minor injuries — Ethan sustained several cuts, scrapes and bruises while Brandon sustained a small burn on his forehead and scarring on his hands — the pair escaped relatively unscathed, physically.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Overshooting a dodge or whiffing a swing usually leads to contact damage, followed by an enemy attack, which will stun you for a few frames for them to reposition, causing even more contact damage as the foe decides to move through you.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Unlike many Souls-like games, Silksong doesn't have a spammable dodge button that offers the player brief invulnerability to almost every attack, regardless of location.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For instance, a land swap between the oil company and Emmett County, may have allowed the company to circumvent a thorough historic review, even part of the land held historic cultural significance.
    Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The company previously created the chip to circumvent prior restrictions on AI chip exports instituted under the Biden administration due to national security concerns.
    Samantha Subin,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025

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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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