END-RAN Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

end-ran

verb

past tense of end-run

as in avoided

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Rhodes attempted the Figure Four, but Punk avoided it and rolled up Rhodes for two.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
In what was likely a wise move, studios avoided releasing any titles last weekend to not risk falling between the imposing openings for Christopher Nolan’s mythological epic and Brand New Day.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoided

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The ball evaded him and reached Brobbey, but the striker could not control in the ocean of space he was left in.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Shortly before the shooting, agents were investigating two Guatemalan men known to be driving a white van who had previously evaded arrest and were potentially subject to deportation, the US attorney for Texas’ southern district said.

— Ashley Killough, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of evaded

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Traditional banks often shunned smaller companies, either charging extremely high rates to compensate for the risk or outright refusing to lend to them.

— Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Those cards originated with Pinta, who launched a campaign in 2022 to send holiday cards to people in the LGBTQ+ community who’ve been shunned by their families.

— Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Definition of shunned

Verb

The gender data gap did not close because medicine finally got around to it.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Capital One got around federal limits on swipe fees by buying Discover’s card network; other banks complained, then went out looking for their own loophole.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of got around

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YouTube has not eschewed AI entirely, but even its efforts to incorporate the technology into its app has been received poorly by users.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Devers, who finished with three hits, eschewed his power for small ball in the fifth, laying down a surprise bunt for a single, then hustling home on Susac’s sacrifice fly.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 31 July 2026

Definition of eschewed

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