end-running

verb

present participle of end-run
as in avoiding

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for end-running
  1. avoiding
  2. escaping
  3. shaking
  4. evading
  5. eluding
  6. shunning
  7. eschewing
  8. getting around
Verb
  • Without more straightforward approaches from vendors, such as easily comprehensible privacy policies and avoiding inappropriate ads, monitors are dangerously encroaching into smart-TV-like territory.
    — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The key, according to both experts, is avoiding too much width around the face.
    — Laura Solla, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of avoiding
Verb
  • This is because the material that serves as the building blocks for planets is constantly escaping the swirling platters of gas and dust, or protoplanetary disks, that wrap around infant stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Fuller’s ideas are hard to summarize, but always seem to reach toward a utopian vision of escaping the drudgery of everyday life.
    — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of escaping
Verb
  • Knightsbridge was challenged over the opening mile by the speedy Full Serrano before shaking him off at the head of the stretch.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Hood makes the sign of the cross with his shaking hands and removes his glasses to wipe away a tear.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaking
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege Reyes-Vargas has six prior convictions for bad or dangerous driving, including a DUI conviction, evading police, and engaging in a speed contest.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The father-daughter duo has set up shop ensconced in the woods, herding donkeys and so far evading the violence closing in on them from the outside.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • The chase that follows finds Reacher and Green eluding several officers in Magic Gardens, the South Street art space dominated by Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar’s multimedia mosaic labyrinth.
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The driver was arrested and is facing felony eluding charges.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of eluding
Verb
  • While in prison, Shah became besties with Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes while shunning Ghislaine Maxwell.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
  • There’s striker Josie Gordon, bickering twin sisters Siobhan and Niamh, glove-shunning goalie Katie ‘Boots’ Quinn and couple Maddie and Margy.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of shunning
Verb
  • The dress gave boho styling a softer, minimalist feel, eschewing any design busyness for a more refined, pared back look.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • While eschewing any out-of-town tryouts in order to come directly to Broadway is atypical and potentially risky, perhaps producer Mike Bosner is particularly confident because of the A-list creative team behind the show.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of eschewing
Verb
  • The streets of Washington DC are becoming a racetrack — and that means getting around the nation's capital won't be business as usual this weekend.
    — Mike Stunson, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
  • East Boston neighbors can't seem to avoid parking tickets after a litany of road closures makes getting around the neighborhood extremely difficult.
    — Mike Sullivan, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of getting around
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“End-running.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end-running. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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