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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Powered primarily by tailback Ollie Gordon II, who finished the day with eight carries for 43 yards rushing, the Dolphins would later score the first touchdown of the day when Tagovailoa found receiver Malik Washington who juked a few Jaguar defenders enroute to his score.
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Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
Messi juked past the Galaxy's Lucas Sanabria and dribbled past another defender before firing a shot on target from distance past Galaxy goalkeeper Novak Micovic.
—Reuters, 17 Aug. 2025
But players don’t juke the same way their tackle counterparts can, wide receiver Ja’Deion High said.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
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.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
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Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
Messi juked past the Galaxy's Lucas Sanabria and dribbled past another defender before firing a shot on target from distance past Galaxy goalkeeper Novak Micovic.
—Reuters, 17 Aug. 2025
But players don’t juke the same way their tackle counterparts can, wide receiver Ja’Deion High said.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
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.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2025
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Slimy Lunch Meats Lunch meats are one of those things that often evade clean-outs.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
30 Sep. 2025
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But when the Coast Guard approached on a 45-foot response boat, authorities said, the cuddy cabin boat began racing south to evade arrest.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Rayner affair—just another mainstream politician, dodging their taxes—wrote Farage’s attack lines for him.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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That means Colorado officially dodged baseball infamy.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Juke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juke. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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