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
  • The Entertainment Thanks to high-speed Starlink Wi-Fi available on JSX flights, travelers are free to stream and browse directly on their personal devices.
    — Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • As more Florida seniors use wearables like continuous glucose monitors, remote blood pressure monitors, smartwatches and fitness trackers, concern grows about who has access to the data these devices collect.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of devices
Verb
  • That process also avoids the use of shielding gases in smelting, and Faulks says that for casting, Lola uses a shielding gas that isn’t environmentally damaging.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 7 July 2026
  • When finance leaders think about excise tax, the conversation often starts and ends with the tax team being a cost center that files the returns, meets the deadlines and avoids penalties.
    — Ryan Padget, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of avoids
Noun
  • In Peninsula State Park, kayak beneath limestone bluffs or climb Eagle Tower for panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.
    — Lauren Dana Ellman, Midwest Living, 30 June 2026
  • Teams should be much more aggressive in calling bluffs from agents in situations like this.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 26 June 2026
Definition of bluffs
Verb
  • The highest technology will not be the one that escapes nature but the one that learns how to participate in its deepest creative computation.
    — Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • On clear, dry nights — like those across much of the interior West — that heat escapes very efficiently into space.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of escapes
Noun
  • There are neat little flicks, slalom runs, full-body feints, through balls.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • Scarpetta contains the standard allotment of feints and false leads.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
Definition of feints
Verb
  • If the armed forces are the instrument through which the president evades the Constitution, then the leaders of those armed forces must answer for their role.
    — Jon Duffy, Mercury News, 25 June 2026
  • Panthalassa evades these regional regulatory and environmental obstacles by deploying autonomous computing nodes directly into deep water.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 June 2026
Definition of evades
Noun
  • The format has an all-powerful ‘Taskmaster’ who, with the help of a loyal assistant, tests the wiles of a panel of comedians over the course of each series by setting them weird and wonderful challenges.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Jimin Han’s graceful novel reimagines the legend of Chunhyang and Mongryong, Korea’s version of Romeo and Juliet, as 30-year-old Dahee seeks to protect her cousin Channing from the wiles of a Korean American community in New England.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 4 Apr. 2026
Definition of wiles
Verb
  • But in the country’s 250th year, many Americans feel the goal, a milestone of adulthood and a marker of financial success, eludes them.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 28 June 2026
  • What eludes Keynesians is that while our wants are unlimited, our ability to fulfill our wants is highly limited.
    — John Tamny, Forbes.com, 20 June 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 8 Jul. 2026.

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