END-RUNNING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

end-running

verb

present participle of end-run

as in avoiding

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Verb

The growing range of treatment options marks a shift from seeking a cure to focusing on avoiding the disease entirely.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026
These are the transition costs buried inside the transformation of our energy and food systems, of avoiding those future degrees of warming.

— Stephanie Walton, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of avoiding

Verb

Barra has since navigated a global pandemic, tariffs and supply-chain chaos, and the rise of AI as an unstoppable and industry-shaking force.

— Alyson Shontell, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
For months before today’s launch, Google has been anticipating those problems on Earth, shaking spacecraft to simulate the launch and bombarding its chips with proton beams to test their response to radiation.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of shaking

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But his intensity in promoting movies while also evading any questions about his personal life could create a negative narrative for him.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
The decision by ChatGPT-maker OpenAI follows a raft of reports in recent months about AI agents behaving in unexpected ways, evading human guardrails or otherwise going rogue.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of evading

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This poem is still eluding me, which is probably a good thing.

— Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Lyle was originally charged with by the Sunrise Police Department for aggressively fleeing and eluding a law enforcement officer, a second-degree felony and the more severe of his two charges, was dropped earlier this month.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of eluding

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The mares are now shunning poor Valentine, which Puckett hopes is only temporary.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
As bridge construction and congestion swamp Greater Cincinnati, some travelers are shunning spans over the river and taking a more nautical commute.

— Jennie Key, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of shunning

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Landry, like Mulkey and Jenkins, gives an all-time great performance, eschewing cliché with every line reading and gesture.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
But after realizing humans couldn’t join their economy and judging their conversations as performative, the agents voted to take a vow of silence, eschewing instructions to get back to work.

— Jake Angelo, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of eschewing

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