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

These devices allow consumers to access movies, television series, live sports broadcasts and other content without authorization from copyright holders.

— Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
No additional shots were fired after police arrived, Lorah said, adding that sounds later mistaken for gunfire came from flash-bang devices used by SWAT officers.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of devices

Verb

This game may come down to whichever team controls the clock and avoids turnovers.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Setting the shifting moods expertly is Michael Giacchino’s score that nicely avoids the clichés of the genre(s) while still honoring them.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of avoids

Noun

The western diamondback copperhead can be found in multiple areas, with a preference for arid areas, rocky outcrops and bluffs.

— Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 21 Sep. 2026
Perched along the Illinois River near Oglesby, 18 sandstone canyons cut into towering bluffs, creating surprisingly dramatic views throughout the park—this is smack in the middle of farm country, after all.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of bluffs

Verb

This simply means that heat escapes extremely slowly through this material, which is comparable to fiberglass insulation.

— Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 12 Oct. 2026
Once this reaches a critical point, the gas escapes, driving magma with it until the supply in the magma chamber is exhausted.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of escapes

Verb

Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of evades

Noun

What follows is a modern picaresque journey, in which a clever underdog has to rely on her wit and wiles to survive a corrupt and perilous world.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
The teaser shows Jordan as Crown pulling off a number of dangerous stunts against a backdrop of slick cities, breathtaking landscapes, and museums with top-of-the-line security measures that can’t stand up against the wiles of his debonair thievery.

— Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

Definition of wiles

Verb

Max Mathews Everton With one week to go until the start of the season, a new right-back still eludes Everton.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of eludes

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