as in evaded
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 juked
In the first half of Baylor's 48-7 win at CPA, the five-star junior running back juked a defender and smoothly hurdled clean over another on his way to the end zone, but the hurdle — which isn't allowed in high school football — drew a penalty which negated the play.
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Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Another massive stop in the red zone after Jonathan Taylor juked half the Broncos defense out of its cleats on a long run.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Malik Washington shows moves en route to touchdown The second-year wideout juked a Jaguars defender out of his shoes enroute to a 25-yard catch-and-run touchdown.
—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
Jacob Shames, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Sep. 2025
Another massive stop in the red zone after Jonathan Taylor juked half the Broncos defense out of its cleats on a long run.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025
Malik Washington shows moves en route to touchdown The second-year wideout juked a Jaguars defender out of his shoes enroute to a 25-yard catch-and-run touchdown.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juked
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Hauge skillfully evaded Porro for both of his goals.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Frank evaded questions about whether Robertson has ever asked for extra benefits that are not allowed under the NBA salary cap.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
29 Sep. 2025
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But perhaps adding Luis Campusano to the taxi squad on Sunday and not immediately activating him was a clue that Díaz dodged a significant injury.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Sep. 2025
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Seton House closed again in 2009, narrowly dodged demolition in 2011 when neighbors and Historic Denver organized to save it, and reopened as a homeless shelter in 2012.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
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The forward deked past the goaltender, backhanded the puck into the net and then slid into the boards.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Juked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juked. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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