Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for end runs
Noun
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New Jersey this year passed a law requiring licenses, registration and insurance for the devices following an uptick in e-bike deaths.—
Alissa Gary,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Mar. 2026 -
When terror suspects’ names appear in headlines — particularly when fireworks or homemade devices are mentioned — Weimer said the response inside Phantom Fireworks is almost automatic.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Addressing Messi — who famously avoids speaking out on politics — the president stuck mostly to sports.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The service The service at Asher Adams avoids the stiff feel of some other high-end hotels, opting instead for a genuinely personal hospitality style.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The vistas offer sweeping views of the forest, valleys, and bluffs below.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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From beaches to bluffs, many believe their section of New York's shoreline is shrinking.—
John Dias,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Jori Heard escapes an at-bat against Reese Atwood but can't get away from Katie Stewart.—
Thomas Jones,
Austin American Statesman,
6 Mar. 2026
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With unspoiled beaches, gentle Gulf waters, and sunset skies, Sanibel channels one of Florida’s most restorative weekend escapes.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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But Fogelman’s feints are so dependent on worn tropes that, in the three-part Season 2 premiere that is now streaming on Hulu, Paradise becomes not just predictable, but also kind of dull.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
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The painting makes dozens of little feints like this, giving and taking away.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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But how does one set out to write a biography about the creation of an author who not only can’t be reached, but actively evades the spotlight?—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The result is contrasting, suited for a composition that evades singular meaning.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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A’zion, as the protagonist’s married lover, who can match his manipulative wiles beat for beat, conveys an exciting, bittersweet sense of the wheels turning beneath deceptive surfaces.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Determined to find their way back to their humans, the wise Shadow, the sarcastic Sassy, and the impulsive Chance attempt to navigate their way home using only their wiles and each other.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The novel is a modern love story about two friends who meet as children and reunite as adults to create video games, finding an intimacy in digital storytelling that eludes them in their real lives.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2026
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That is the one achievement that eludes me at the moment.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
18 Feb. 2026
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