END-RUN Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

Definition of end run

as in bluff

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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

Noun

Mendocino, dominated by Victorian and New England-style saltbox houses, is built on bluffs overlooking the Pacific and surrounded by dramatic coast and forest.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
One of the best places to do exactly that is Vicksburg, where travelers can tour the Vicksburg National Military Park, stroll the historic downtown, visit the Old Court House Museum, and enjoy views of the Mississippi River from the city’s bluffs.

— Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of bluff

Verb

Neither Washington nor Beijing benefits from losing control of systems capable of autonomous replication, accelerating the development of their own successors, evading oversight, or enabling catastrophic biological or cyber harm.

— Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
However, the league’s investigation into the Clippers put the deal on hold after it was alleged that the Clippers evaded the salary cap while signing Leonard to a $103 million free agent deal in July 2019.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of evade

Verb

Oxygen, neon and magnesium white dwarfs can avoid that destruction thanks to their high densities.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
That law — the Employee Retirement Income Security Act — allows such plans to avoid most rules set by the states, which generally regulate most other types of insurance and assist consumers who report problems with their policies.

— Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoid

Verb

Only a failure that escapes every layer should reach a human.

— Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
There was nothing that had escaped being stamped with the Festival’s ubiquitous emblem–sweets, cigarettes, perfume, even sandals–Specially designed to keep you cool and smartly shod for fun-loving Festival walking!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 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

About 25 years ago, then-NBA commissioner David Stern reduced the five-first-round-pick penalty imposed on the Minnesota Timberwolves for circumventing the salary cap in signing Joe Smith.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The government also has cracked down on foreigners who overstay visas or seek to circumvent property-ownership regulations, while also shortening visa-free stays.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

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