Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for end runs
Noun
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Other options, such as red light therapy caps, are non-invasive devices that use low-level light therapy to stimulate hair follicles and increase density.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Apr. 2026 -
Reviewing those can determine if more specific devices are covered by Cinch’s plans.—
Caroline Ernst,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Rather than intervene on the distressed woman’s behalf, everyone else avoids eye contact, keeping their faces glued to their phones — including our ashamed hero, who’s about to get a call that will put him face to face with the possibility of fatherhood himself.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2026
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OpenAI’s paper conspicuously avoids specifying a corporate tax rate, a diplomatic omission that suggests the company knows where the political land mines are buried.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Novices can stroll along the Upper Dells and bluffs or more adventurous explorers can descend down two trails that snake through the interior.—
Joie Probst,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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One afternoon, in Jasper, Gordon Watkins, who runs the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, pointed to the limestone bluffs along the Buffalo National River.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Tereza, desperate to shirk a government order that’s all about maintaining national productivity above all else, escapes the process that would shuttle her into a retirement colony.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
3 Apr. 2026
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Or why not concentrate on poetry that too often escapes notice, with a Local Poetry Month, an Independent-Press Poetry Month, a Poetry in Translation Month, an Uncollected Poetry Month?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 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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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
Verb
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But even if Booker’s appearance evades the FCC’s scrutiny, the commission is closely watching TV talk programs, with The View in particular a subject of interest.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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A’zion, as the protagonist’s married lover, who can match his manipulative wiles beat for beat, conveys an exciting, bittersweet sense of the wheels turning beneath deceptive surfaces.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Determined to find their way back to their humans, the wise Shadow, the sarcastic Sassy, and the impulsive Chance attempt to navigate their way home using only their wiles and each other.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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That satisfaction eludes Ross-Lonergan, who continues to puzzle over the LSND and Miniboone mysteries.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Three-safety looks with Moehrig, Thieneman and Lathan Ransom would have a bit more range, as the Oregon defensive back has coverage ability that eludes the current depth chart at the position.—
Mike Kaye
April 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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