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Recent Examples of end run
Cameron Peters, Vox, 16 Apr. 2025
This is an end run around regulations that are on the books today.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
To prevent the government from using Section 702 as an end-run around these constitutional and statutory requirements, Congress included two key provisions in the law.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
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Noun
Tuesday’s announcement represents an end run around normal policy process for vaccine recommendations in the US, experts told Stat News.
—Cameron Peters, Vox, 16 Apr. 2025
This is an end run around regulations that are on the books today.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
The federal administration is proposing an end-run that ignores the hard lessons of the past.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
To prevent the government from using Section 702 as an end-run around these constitutional and statutory requirements, Congress included two key provisions in the law.
—Elizabeth Goitein, Foreign Affairs, 6 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for end run
Noun
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The key is credibility; both paths must be real, not just a bluff.—
Ankit Aggarwal,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The season finale of Sirens picks up at the hospital after Ethan, intoxicated and heartbroken, fell off the bluff on Michaela and Peter’s property.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
24 May 2025
Verb
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Ten people involved in the ambush were arrested that night or early the next morning, but Song evaded capture, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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Dexter stalks his next victim (Marc Menchaca) — a killer who targets ride-share drivers — while the ghost of his father Harry (James Remar) urges him to be careful, and a fidgety Harrison tries to evade police suspicions.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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This could be an extra long walk or a few more rounds of fetch.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Screenshots from a June 26 TikTok video of a silver Labrador continuing to play fetch despite losing her vision a few months prior.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Experts say Camp Mystic's requests to amend the FEMA map could have been an attempt to avoid the requirement to carry flood insurance, to lower the camp's insurance premiums or to pave the way for renovating or adding new structures under less costly regulations.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 July 2025
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While every Italian city is unique in its own ways, there are a couple of ways to avoid being marked as a tourist on your next trip to sample La Dolce Vita.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Still, the film thankfully skirts the edge of any dismaying tropes and instead pays off his various noble feints.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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Body feints are still part of Messi’s late-career repertoire, as well.—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
Verb
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As the group began running to escape the bees, Karen Pierce estimated she was stung between 15 and 20 times, and Jeremy Pierce had been stung dozens of times.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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And not to get spoilery, but this book is part thriller, and the need to escape becomes quite literal.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Dark Souls’ plodding sword-and-board combat disappeared in favor of a lightning fast rhythm of slashes, bullets, and dodges.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
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The film is notable for a dodge ball scene that goes disgustingly awry, a long gay kiss — an unheard-of smooch in 1981 — between Andrew and a bully, and for Arngrim’s goth-twink fabulous costumes, including the silkiest cape.—
Erik Piepenburg,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Verb
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The administration’s attacks on science demand a response from Congress, especially when political appointees try to circumvent the law.—
Matt Motta,
Scientific American,
10 July 2025
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The front companies are designed to help Iran circumvent U.S. sanctions by using offshore accounts to facilitate payments from refineries purchasing the sanctioned oil, according to the Treasury Department.—
Sarah Fortinsky,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
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“End run.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20run. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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