1
: a football play in which the ballcarrier attempts to run wide around the end of the line
specifically
: sweep sense 3e
2
: an evasive trick or maneuver
made an end run around the regulations
end-ran; end-running; end-runs
: to avoid artfully
end-running the law
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Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Of course, clever financial minds will always find an end run around the rules.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
What would be very dangerous is for the new Republican Senate leadership to end-run that entire process to try to short circuit to either not have hearings or not have votes on the Senate floor to confirm these members, Van Hollen said.
—Lori Rampani, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
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Noun
By establishing a 30,000-bed ICE facility on the Guantanamo Bay naval base, Trump has made an end run around the power Congress specifically gave itself as a check on the executive branch.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Of course, clever financial minds will always find an end run around the rules.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2012
Verb
Legal experts have questioned whether Trump can use an executive order as an end-run around a law Congress already passed, NPR's Juliana Kim says.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Jan. 2025
What would be very dangerous is for the new Republican Senate leadership to end-run that entire process to try to short circuit to either not have hearings or not have votes on the Senate floor to confirm these members, Van Hollen said.
—Lori Rampani, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20run. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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