Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for end runs
Noun
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With natural, biodegradable, and inexpensive components, such batteries could one day provide an eco-friendly alternative for powering homes or small devices without relying on toxic metals or complex supply chains.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Officials suspect that three explosive devices were dropped in the parking lot.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By replacing natural gas with the solar and battery system, the oil company avoids 13,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions annually while also lowering costs, according to the battery startup’s founder and Chief Innovation Officer John O’Donnell.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
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And by not openly identifying with MAHA, Polis avoids alienating himself from Colorado’s Democratic voters.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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His parents’ house, less than a block from the bluffs, was brought down to its foundation, too.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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Typically only found in the limestone and sandstone bluffs in Harrison and Crawford Counties, woodrats in Indiana used to live as far north as Owen County before their populations declined over the past half-century.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, Lo escapes the storage room and tries to find her way off the yacht undetected.—
Keith Langston,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Lo escapes by jumping off the boat and swimming to shore.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Khamenei has made feints and tactical adjustments.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Like the Chinese government and most of its people, the movie evades mentions of the mass casualties after the pandemic restrictions were removed, therefore foregoing an opportunity to reflect on whether the deaths were preventable and what lessons might be learned.—
Yangyang Cheng,
NPR,
4 Oct. 2025
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For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Seeing Laura’s discomfort with her, Cherry employs her feminine wiles to cause a fracture in Laura and Daniel’s connection.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These technologies are revolutionizing humanity’s ability to catalog Earth’s species, which are estimated to number 8 million—though perhaps far, far more—by illuminating the teeming life that so often eludes human observation.—
Marion Renault,
The Atlantic,
29 Sep. 2025
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This high vibration exudes a magnetic, sexy confidence that eludes many younger women.—
Linsey Hughes,
Flow Space,
10 Sep. 2025
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