as in evades
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 dekes
At times, Acuña dekes fielders at second by slowing down and then bursting to third, stretching a double into a triple.
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Jesús Cano, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Jesús Cano, New York Times, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dekes
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And though bound together as one 10-county region, the Hudson Valley actively evades a uniform identity.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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In March, the French navy seized an oil tanker in the Mediterranean that Macron said belonged to Russia’s shadow fleet, which comprises several hundred tankers through which Russia evades sanctions.—
Joseph Ataman,
CNN Money,
1 June 2026
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Jackson then jukes a would-be tackler and makes it to the edge for a 22-yard gain.—
Caleb Yum,
Austin American Statesman,
22 Nov. 2025
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So in Love, the 23-year-old singer’s latest, dodges the third-album conundrum of whether to embrace sweeping change.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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If someone dodges details, slow down and repeat the key request.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
10 Apr. 2026
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The conflict escalates when Stoner fails Lomax’s protégé, Charles Walker, a student who fakes his seminar report and lacks basic knowledge.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Jenna Ushkowitz was a Spring Awakening costar of Lea Michele's when Ryan Murphy cast her to play the one-time goth Tina, who fakes a stutter to stand out at school.—
James Mercadante,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Dekes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dekes. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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