END-RUN Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

end run 1 of 2

noun

Definition of end run

as in bluff

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end-run

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verb

as in to evade

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Noun

These tools are best used by professionals in the service of their profession, not as a clever end run around it, and certainly not as a path to eventually replacing it. — ArsTechnica, 22 Apr. 2026 The Supreme Court would eventually be asked to bless this end run around its previous decisions — not just Citizens United, but related rulings from 1976 and 2010. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026

Verb

His caucus sees that as an end-run around TABOR’s requirement to take tax increases to voters. — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for end run

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Noun

For those who missed it, Kanter and White called the WNBA's bluff by both declaring their intention to enter next year's draft within hours of each other Friday evening.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
The unknown shooter had taken position on a bluff about 2 miles away on state land, just outside their jurisdiction.

— Noah Daly August 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of bluff

Verb

Communication can be real-time or asynchronous, often using stealthy methods like invisible text or metadata to evade human detection.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Neo joins a rebellion led by Trinity (Carrie-Anne Moss) and Morpheus (Laurence Fishburne) while evading Agent Smith (Hugo Weaving).

— David Faris, TheWeek, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of evade

Verb

The best way to avoid West Nile virus infection is to take precautionary measures to avoid mosquito bites.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Kremer has allowed 12 home runs in seven starts this year, avoiding a home run in only one of those turns and ceding multiple homers in three of them.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of avoid

Noun

Van Lathan, who hosts the podcast with Jomi Adeniran, Charles Holmes, and Steve Ahlman, saw this twist as a feint toward equity.

— Daniel Strauss, Vanity Fair, 10 Aug. 2026
Trump made half-hearted feints to target Wall Street, through proposals like curbing defense contractor stock buybacks and foreign job outsourcing, but there’s been no real follow through on any of these policies.

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026

Definition of feint

Noun

Waggling the controller for light and heavy attacks while pressing the buttons to parry, blow, and dodge reminded me of the motion-control scheme Capcom implemented for Street Fighter 6's Switch 2 port.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026
While the fuel-oil tax-dodge is a relatively recent phenomenon, purloined Mexican fuel, known simply as huachicol, has circulated for decades.

— Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026

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