as in to evade
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement
juked defenders with a series of spin moves and picked up 15 yards on the running play
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Recent Examples of juke
Roland broke free before having to juke a defender with a stop and a spin, then beating the Nelson keeper from 12 yards away.
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
Their best chance to tie came with four minutes left as Tim Holton juked a couple defenders and fired a shot at Donahue, who made the save.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce had to juke around a pretty important question regarding his love life during Super Bowl LIX’s opening night on Monday in New Orleans.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Isaiah Thomas scores his third touchdown of the game, juking multiple Spruce Creek defenders on his way to a 7-yard score.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
Their best chance to tie came with four minutes left as Tim Holton juked a couple defenders and fired a shot at Donahue, who made the save.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce had to juke around a pretty important question regarding his love life during Super Bowl LIX’s opening night on Monday in New Orleans.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Isaiah Thomas scores his third touchdown of the game, juking multiple Spruce Creek defenders on his way to a 7-yard score.
—Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2024
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Penguin Press, June 17 Image El Dorado Drive by Megan Abbott After skipping town to evade a nagging creditor in 2008, Harper returns to her Detroit suburb months later to find her two older sisters, once in the throes of debt, sporting fresh highlights and driving a Lexus.—
Laura Thompson,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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The former prisoners who have continued to evade police for nearly a week include Leo Tate, Jermaine Donald, Derrick Groves, Lenton Vanburen and Antoine Massey, according to USA Today, while Corey Boyd, Gary Price, Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, and Dkenan Dennis have been re-arrested.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
22 May 2025
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But for now Illinois has dodged two major budgetary bullets.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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Miss Manners: What’s the best way to dodge a fishy hug?—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 May 2025
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“Juke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juke. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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