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end-run

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Recent Examples of end run
Noun
But if so, the group is still adding shows without making any official declarations about an end run just yet. Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Feb. 2026 Without the end run, a bid to be elected to a third term would directly contravene the Twenty-second Amendment. Michael Luo, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
His caucus sees that as an end-run around TABOR’s requirement to take tax increases to voters. Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026 Johnson earlier Wednesday morning urged GOP caucus members not to join Democrats in the procedural end-run around him. Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for end run
Recent Examples of Synonyms for end run
Noun
  • Ponca State Park Ponca, Nebraska The picturesque Missouri River bluffs of northeastern Nebraska paint the backdrop of this underrated park, located 125 miles north of Omaha.
    Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The trail ends with views from a bluff overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Thousands of trucking companies racking up thousands of safety violations – poor maintenance, excessive driving hours, drug and alcohol use – all while evading federal enforcement.
    Ashley Velie, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The scooter rider managed to evade police by making a U-turn, cops said.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Games like tug‑of‑war, indoor fetch, puzzle toys and hide‑and‑seek can provide both physical movement and mental engagement—no snow boots required.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Retrievers, initially bred for hunting, enjoy hiking and playing fetch, says Joey Morris, animal behaviorist and dog trainer at OverWatch K9 Academy.
    Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Yankees will look to avoid its first series sweep Sunday with Cam Schlittler on the mound against Tampa Bay’s Drew Rasmussen.
    Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The troop carrier planes became bogged down in the soil and had to be destroyed by the US to avoid them falling into enemy hands, while new planes were flown in.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Scarpetta contains the standard allotment of feints and false leads.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
  • One appears to be leaning back in a feint or parry — described as resembling the perspective of a spectator at the amphitheater, suggesting the artist may have been drawing from memory after watching a real fight.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than escape, the sheepherder accepts his death.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Police said another man and a woman escaped uninjured.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sometimes the dodge is as simple as the end of a scene.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The Legislature has circumvented the ban by making K-12 vouchers available to students instead of funding private schools directly.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Hughes accused Kennedy of making changes to the charter to circumvent the judge’s ruling and further Kennedy’s push to undermine confidence in vaccines.
    Berkeley Lovelace Jr, NBC news, 10 Apr. 2026

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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.

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