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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
  • There’s a heated pool and hot tub (the latter is on an elevated bluff, which offers sunset views), and an outdoor shower lets guests soak in the surrounding nature as much as possible.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Stroll past the historic school and grist mill to find natural treasures along the trails that stretch through bluffs and other dramatic rock formations.
    Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Midwest Living, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Kelsy dispossessed San Diego in its defensive third, cut back to evade a defender at the edge of the penalty area, and skipped a shot inside the near post to give the Timbers (3-5-1) a 1-0 lead in the 26th minute.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Garcia sprinted off exiting through a side entrance and evaded authorities until cops nabbed him on March 25, 2026.
    Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • This hallway is where my husband and I regularly kick off our shoes and where my dog runs around playing fetch all day.
    Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Games like tug‑of‑war, indoor fetch, puzzle toys and hide‑and‑seek can provide both physical movement and mental engagement—no snow boots required.
    Ronnie Li, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Players and coaches have become maddeningly mealy-mouthed, striving to avoid upsetting agents, sponsors, owners, fans, thin-skinned politicians, and whoever else might object.
    Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Councilmember Ysabel Jurado, who sits on the Housing and Homelessness Committee, said Friday the recommendations are intended to better align the city’s homelessness response with local needs while avoiding service disruptions and improving long-term coordination.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 25 Apr. 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
  • The irony of the baseball game did not escape me, the two of us sitting next to each other, enjoying America’s pastime together, the way a father and son might do.
    Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Ask Theo Epstein, who once escaped the Henry regime in a gorilla suit, only to return, win a second Series and then bolt for the Chicago Cubs.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Apr. 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
  • Sales agents can circumvent those fees, requesting them from the seller directly, or a third party document site.
    Amancai Biraben, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The leak caused consternation from department brass, Moers alleged, who were not happy that his commission had circumvented proper channels to receive emergency funding.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026

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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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