deked

past tense of deke
as in evaded
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement deked the lone defenseman with a deft move of his stick and went in for the breakaway

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Recent Examples of deked The forward deked past the goaltender, backhanded the puck into the net and then slid into the boards. Peter Baugh, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • American businesses would pay 22% of the costs, foreign exporters would absorb 18% and 5% would be evaded, according to the Goldman Sachs analysis.
    Elizabeth Schulze, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
  • The issue here, contrary to the Administration’s framing, is not that these individuals had previously evaded accountability for allegedly criminal activity.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
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  • That decision seems dubious, because Trader made one of the most damaging defensive plays of the game when he was juked out by Ladd McConkey on a play in which the Chargers receiver caught a 3-yard pass and ran another 40 to set up the game-winning field goal.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Dart juked Zack Baun for a touchdown run.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Deked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deked. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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