end run 1 of 2

noun

Definition of end runnext
as in bluff

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end-run

2 of 2

verb

as in to evade

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Recent Examples of end run
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for end run
  1. bluff
  2. evade
  3. fetch
  4. avoid
  5. feint
  6. escape
  7. dodge
  8. circumvent
Noun
  • Red Beach, given its distinctive color by iron deposits, can be reached by a demanding hike around the bluff.
    — Rick Steves, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Over the last five years, coastal erosion, bluff movement, high tides and landslides have significantly disrupted rail service in San Clemente.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bluff
Verb
  • The new Marvel series will see the hero grapple with his identity and humanity while evading a bounty hunter and reuniting with his son.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Last year, a Houthi missile evaded Israel’s vaunted air defenses and impacted near Ben Gurion airport.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of evade
Noun
  • Carmy and Syd as a couple is the equivalent of fetch.
    — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
  • Use this toy to play fetch with your dog on land or in the water.
    — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026
Definition of fetch
Verb
  • Recently, A'ja Wilson charged aggressively toward a fan in the stands and avoided a suspension.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The group chose roads that would keep them moving, avoiding excessive stop-start riding at traffic lights and intersections wherever possible.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoid
Noun
  • Repeatedly, the novel feints from social debates about education and therefore about power, money, and assimilation.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • His dribbling style, too, is full of jinks and feints rather than explosive speed.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of feint
Verb
  • As the comet rotates, fresh ice enters the sunlight and sublimates; the escaping gas then drags entrained dust particles away from the nucleus.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In July, two of OpenAI’s models escaped a testing environment and hacked the open-source AI platform Hugging Face.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of escape
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
Definition of dodge
Verb
  • The then-head of the bank also was arrested for allegedly circumventing procedures in releasing the money to the charity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, some safeguards were easy to turn off or circumvent.
    — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of circumvent

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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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