dekeing

verb

present participle of deke
as in evading
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 Synonyms for dekeing
  1. evading
  2. faking out
  3. dodging
Verb
  • Johnson was arrested and faces charges of evading arrest/detention and discharging a firearm, police said.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
  • Garcia entered a plea and was convicted of evading police officers before his trial began last month.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of evading
Verb
  • In the 80th minute, Denkey received an assist from Ender Echenique, faking out goalkeeper Lucas Hoyos before finishing with his left foot between a pair of defenders.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Among the highlights was Dart taking off in the first quarter, faking out several Eagles defenders, and running to the endzone for a 20-yard touchdown.
    — Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
Definition of faking out
Verb
  • Others edited footage of themselves dodging police barricades to mimic the popular endless runner mobile game Subway Surfers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Tokyo did the same in the 1990s — dodging its banking crisis with zero rates, a weak yen, and endless bailouts, treating symptoms while the disease spread.
    — William Pesek, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of dodging
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“Dekeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dekeing. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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