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
The trailer showed the video game version of the NFL’s reigning Offensive Player of the Year receiving the ball, juking around Curl and leaving the defender in the dust.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
The first-round corner also volunteered that he’d been juked by Harvey.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
The Buffs star, left on an island with a wave of white jerseys closing in, juked four pass-rushers in the backfield, cut back to his left and shifted gears.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
The first-round corner also volunteered that he’d been juked by Harvey.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 May 2025
The Buffs star, left on an island with a wave of white jerseys closing in, juked four pass-rushers in the backfield, cut back to his left and shifted gears.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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
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The discovery adds a new dimension to understanding cancer and therapy resistance, where cells often evade treatment by shifting states.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Sep. 2025
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But Moscow has found ways to evade these.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Twins starter Simeon Woods Richardson dodged the bat while fielding the grounder, but then made a high throw to second and both runners were safe.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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As a result, Apple can continue raking in billions of dollars from Google while also dodging what would have likely been a daunting task affecting Apple’s most important products, from the iPhone to the Mac and iPad.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Juke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juke. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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