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Recent Examples of end run
Michael Luo, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
And if other members of the management team are doing an end run around the CEO to get to the board, that could set off a leadership crisis.
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Garrett Downs, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
With a global start in excess of half a million, the sequel is on track to blow past the first film's global end-run of $1 billion.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
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Noun
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
And if other members of the management team are doing an end run around the CEO to get to the board, that could set off a leadership crisis.
—Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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
With a global start in excess of half a million, the sequel is on track to blow past the first film's global end-run of $1 billion.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for end run
Noun
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That Waldorf Astoria won’t disappoint, perched on a 150-foot seaside bluff and sprawling across 175 acres.—
Nora Heston Tarte,
Mercury News,
24 Feb. 2026
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Her son had just been married there, and the twins were to begin building new houses and studios on the bluff the following month.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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There was no immediate confirmation that Iranian missiles had managed to evade its defense systems to strike the ship on Sunday.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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The remaining charges included unlawful carrying of a weapon, theft, evading arrest, burglary, fraud and unauthorized use of a vehicle.—
Claire Osborn,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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Everyone’s hearts are closer to the surface than usual, so being tolerant of one another’s idiosyncrasies could be necessary to avoid strife.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
1 Mar. 2026
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Critics believed that greater transparency would have helped the union avoid the missteps that led to the selection of Howell, who endured multiple controversies during his 34-year executive career with Booz Allen.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
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But Fogelman’s feints are so dependent on worn tropes that, in the three-part Season 2 premiere that is now streaming on Hulu, Paradise becomes not just predictable, but also kind of dull.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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The painting makes dozens of little feints like this, giving and taking away.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Take a break from mundane tasks and escape into your own world, where you will not be bothered.—
Lisa Stardust,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Of over 17,000 payloads launched into space, only six will escape the Solar System’s gravity.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Defense attorneys and prosecutors on Monday started picking the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers committed a crime.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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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
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The defense also argued that the decision to seek the death penalty was political and circumvented the federal government's protocols.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Other convictions have included mortgage fraud, contempt of court, and attempting to circumvent a travel ban into the United States by entering the country using someone else’s passport.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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