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end-run

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verb

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Recent Examples of end run
Noun
The two men planted themselves at the bedside of the ailing Attorney General John Ashcroft to block Bush administration officials from making an end run to get Ashcroft’s permission to reauthorize a secret no-warrant wiretapping program. Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026 This model is an end run around more aggressive methods of reducing driving. Jennifer Hernandez, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 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
  • The bluff-top mansion is located in the exclusive seaside town of Westerly, Rhode Island.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 21 May 2026
  • Now, this might be bluff, might be the Iranians are trying to bluff Trump down.
    David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • The men wore women’s clothing in an attempt to evade RSF militiamen, but they were found out.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
  • At the same time, more advanced Ukrainian drones with longer ranges have evaded air defenses and attacked Russian oil export terminals, limiting the gains from higher oil prices.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • On April 13, the Belgian Malinois vanished during a game of fetch with her owner, Lisa Jenkins, a 65-year-old retiree who spends the first part of the year living in a cabin in the Daniel Boone National Forest with Petra.
    Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • Ultra Ball & Launcher Bundle is built for high‑energy fetch sessions.
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has opened an investigation into the owner of a malfunctioning chemical storage tank in Garden Grove that has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of residents as fire crews race to avoid an explosion.
    Sean Emery, Oc Register, 24 May 2026
  • The Metropolitan Police Department said on its X Account that the Secret Service was working the scene and cautioned people to avoid the area.
    Darlene Superville, Fortune, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • Scarpetta contains the standard allotment of feints and false leads.
    Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
  • One appears to be leaning back in a feint or parry — described as resembling the perspective of a spectator at the amphitheater, suggesting the artist may have been drawing from memory after watching a real fight.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Buford-Johnson and her daughter escaped into freezing water before climbing onto the hood of a car to wait for rescue.
    Greg Bennett, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 May 2026
  • When the army withdrew from the city, Abdul Rahman decided to escape with her eight children, husband, two brothers and sisters and other relatives.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
Noun
  • The arrest form says Womble confessed to shooting at her dodge charger.
    Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Pragmata controls like a dream, making every dodge, dip, and dive feel well-earned.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Clearly, this is a coordinated effort between the authority and the trust to circumvent the two-thirds voter approval threshold.
    Mercury News Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
  • Their suggestions will circumvent any trial and error, so your herb garden will be flourishing in no time.
    Emily Hayes, Martha Stewart, 21 May 2026

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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 26 May. 2026.

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