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Recent Examples of end run
Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2025
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
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
More specifically, the Trump administration has been doing an end run around the Constitution by misinterpreting the IEEPA, critics from legal groups across the ideological spectrum claim.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Nov. 2025
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
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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Set the scene The Cape sits on a bluff above Monuments Beach, the local surf break that draws board-toting regulars from dawn to dusk.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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If the city misses the November deadline, the state’s Department of Housing and Community Development will require upzoning on north and south bluff properties in Del Mar that can hold an equivalent number of units.—
Luke Harold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Electric vehicles don’t use gasoline or diesel, allowing their owners to evade the primary user-fee system that maintains those roads.—
Louis Sigaud,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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Police are searching for a suspect who jumped into the water at Mill Basin to evade police.—
John Dias,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 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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Unlike CO₂-based models, these atmospheres avoid collapse.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Police urged the public to avoid the area and asked anyone who sees someone matching the description to call 911.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Scarpetta contains the standard allotment of feints and false leads.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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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
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The former dictates an excessively politicized life, the latter an effort to escape from the political.—
Bradley Gitz,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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If a moon’s atmosphere allows gases to condense, much of this heat would escape into space.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sometimes the dodge is as simple as the end of a scene.—
Lily Meyer,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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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 lawsuit says that HHS' declaration seeks to coerce providers to stop providing gender-affirming care and circumvent legal requirements for policy changes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Thousands of websites and platforms are blocked, as are multiple virtual private networks that allow users to circumvent censorship.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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