END RUNS Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

end runs 1 of 2

noun

plural of end run

as in devices

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end-runs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of end-run

as in avoids

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Noun

The accessibility features on smartphones (and other devices) can be game changers.

— R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 28 July 2026
Especially for companies such as Samsung, which have been historically known for other capabilities such as hardware and devices, the investment in software, especially for healthcare, is an exciting signal for the industry.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of devices

Verb

Jones hopes the study finds improvements to the current system Charlotte Water works under, and that the state avoids overinvesting into industries that take up a lot of water such as data centers.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Assigning responsibility for each bill upfront avoids awkward money moments later.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of avoids

Verb

The results highlight just how broad America's autumn appeal has become, stretching from classic New England escapes to Rocky Mountain landscapes and Pacific Northwest river gorges.

— Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Odysseus escapes the attack aboard his lone remaining ship, sailing on to the island of the sorceress Circe.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of escapes

Noun

Trump made half-hearted feints to target Wall Street, through proposals like curbing defense contractor stock buybacks and foreign job outsourcing, but there’s been no real follow through on any of these policies.

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026
There are neat little flicks, slalom runs, full-body feints, through balls.

— New York Times, New York Times, 10 June 2026

Definition of feints

Verb

This skin-crawling faux-documentary concerns a prolific New York serial killer who evades capture despite recording his brazen crimes.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
However, Noussair Mazraoui evades Casemiro’s challenge far too easily before Bilal El Khannouss releases Achraf Hakimi on the far side.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of evades

Noun

Penelope is Odysseus’ equal, in cunning, in stubbornness, in wiles.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
The format has an all-powerful ‘Taskmaster’ who, with the help of a loyal assistant, tests the wiles of a panel of comedians over the course of each series by setting them weird and wonderful challenges.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of wiles

Verb

Although Futterman adeptly surveys tennis’s stressors, the shape of the crisis that tennis faces, and its stakes, eludes him.

— Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 June 2026

Definition of eludes

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