juke

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 During the second quarter of the Eagles' 28-23 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Barkley caught a pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts, juked around one Jaguars' defender and spun away from another. Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Nov. 2024 Barkley caught a pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts, juked around one Jaguars defender and spun away from another. Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024 Roland broke free before having to juke a defender with a stop and a spin, then beating the Nelson keeper from 12 yards away. 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 See All Example Sentences for juke
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  • Last year, the Russians began including decoy drones with their Shahed drones to increase the likelihood of evading Ukrainian defenses.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • Cochran drove in a manner that indicated to Taylor that the sheriff was trying to evade him, Welch said.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2025
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  • Multiple federal health officials said planning has been ongoing for the next steps of the reorganization and merger, even as Kennedy has cited the court rulings as a reason to dodge questions about the restructuring on Capitol Hill.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 1 July 2025
  • This game has faster, more aggressive combat that pushes the focus onto dodging rather than parrying, which should lead to some very different – and likely very difficult – combat.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

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“Juke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juke. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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