end runs 1 of 2

noun

plural of end run
as in devices

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end-runs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of end-run
as in avoids

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for end runs
  1. devices
  2. avoids
  3. bluffs
  4. escapes
  5. feints
  6. evades
  7. wiles
  8. eludes
Noun
  • Investigators are still combing through the suspects' cellphones, dashboard cameras and other devices for clues about potential links to Iran.
    — Steve Hendrix, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s latest startup Prometheus is using AI to assist engineers in the design and manufacturing of a range of devices—from computers to automobiles to jet engines.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of devices
Verb
  • Resolving the case avoids a trial where Merrill intended to defend its rates as standard among bank sweep programs, arguing that sweep accounts are meant for short-term liquidity rather than long-term investment yield.
    — Chase Jordan October 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The shorter route could significantly reduce transportation costs and also avoids geopolitical chokepoints such as the Strait of Hormuz, Yoo said.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of avoids
Noun
  • The western diamondback copperhead can be found in multiple areas, with a preference for arid areas, rocky outcrops and bluffs.
    — Isa Almeida, Oklahoman, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Perched along the Illinois River near Oglesby, 18 sandstone canyons cut into towering bluffs, creating surprisingly dramatic views throughout the park—this is smack in the middle of farm country, after all.
    — Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bluffs
Verb
  • At the end, however, Mary escapes the train and is given a second chance to live.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The cost of a homegrown tool, including an error that escapes into production, say on a manufacturing line or in a financial services security breach, is huge.
    — Dan Faulkner, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of escapes
Noun
  • Repeatedly, the novel feints from social debates about education and therefore about power, money, and assimilation.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • His dribbling style, too, is full of jinks and feints rather than explosive speed.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of feints
Verb
  • Neither of those interpretations would be entirely invalid, exactly, and yet The Basics of Philosophy — ironically enough, given its title — mostly evades any such moral didacticism.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists and negotiators follow up when someone evades the point.
    — Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of evades
Noun
  • What follows is a modern picaresque journey, in which a clever underdog has to rely on her wit and wiles to survive a corrupt and perilous world.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The teaser shows Jordan as Crown pulling off a number of dangerous stunts against a backdrop of slick cities, breathtaking landscapes, and museums with top-of-the-line security measures that can’t stand up against the wiles of his debonair thievery.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026
Definition of wiles
Verb
  • Max Mathews Everton With one week to go until the start of the season, a new right-back still eludes Everton.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Although Futterman adeptly surveys tennis’s stressors, the shape of the crisis that tennis faces, and its stakes, eludes him.
    — Josh Levin, The Atlantic, 9 July 2026
Definition of eludes
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“End runs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/end%20runs. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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