END-RAN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

end-ran

verb

past tense of end-run

as in avoided

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The FactPostNews accounts gained millions of new followers and billions of impressions across platforms, and the organization largely avoided becoming a story itself after fumbling the release of its 2024 autopsy report.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Not long ago, broadcasters avoided even a hint of gambling conversation.

— New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of avoided

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Three women inmates escaped a transport van in the midst of the fire chaos, and Mickey needed her troops to find the missing convicts instead of helping with the fire.

— Megan Vick, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
Stayner first became notable as the older brother of Steven Stayner, who escaped a 1972 kidnapping in 1980.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of escaped

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Nvidia’s stock already took a beating from a wider reversal in chip stocks as US voters’ protests against data centers shook confidence in the market’s AI trade.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
Nacua shook off a couple of drops to make big plays, especially on critical fourth downs and on a seven-yard touchdown catch early in the fourth quarter.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of shook

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Can Villeneuve, after four nominations for directing, writing, and producing, get the best-director Oscar that has always eluded him?

— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
The stepfather, Cledith Arthur, who pleaded not guilty, moved away and eluded authorities who issued multiple warrants over the years for his arrest.

— Karen Tumulty, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of eluded

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But Saudi Arabia has been key to its reintegration into the Arab world, which had largely shunned Syria under Assad’s rule.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Many people shunned the shelters and stayed in their vehicles outside their homes or in parking lots.

— Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of shunned

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Speaking to an audience of students and up-and-coming filmmakers, Levy and Ramsay eschewed technical talk about lenses, cameras and lighting techniques in favor of a more personal approach to filmmaking.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026
Posey has largely eschewed big-screen roles in projects from major studios that attract attention from Oscar voters, instead largely focusing on independent films.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of eschewed

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