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
From a similar spot on the pitch, Poirier deked a defender and her centering pass was headed in by Aflakpi soon thereafter.
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
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
Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deked
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The Ravens would find the endzone once again with nine minutes left in regulation after Lamar Jackson evaded heavy pressure from Pittsburgh's front seven to find Zay Flowers for a 50-yard touchdown pass to reclaim the lead, 17-13.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
4 Jan. 2026
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Out-of-state businesses that evaded city taxes by hiding city business income.—
Randall Fox,
New York Daily News,
1 Jan. 2026
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Facing third-and-1 at midfield, running back RJ Harvey juked a charging George Karlaftis to move the chains for the drive’s first third-down conversion.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
26 Dec. 2025
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Dowler hauled in the pass, a defender fell down and the receiver juked his way to the end zone for an 87-yard touchdown pass.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
21 Dec. 2025
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“Deked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deked. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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