juked

past tense of juke
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 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
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  • In Milwaukee, Kellner said that around 33% of bus riders have evaded paying fares in 2025 but that the agency has identified a few cost-neutral strategies targeted at reducing fare evasion down to 30% by September 2026, the same rate of evasion busses saw in 2024.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The big plays evaded the Eagles both through the air and on the ground.
    Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • The last is closest to the truth, manager Gavin Olivieri told The Athletic, as the original owners—both going through divorces—dodged calls from their ex-spouses back in the day.
    Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The companies showing off their cases with a lighter white or silvery iPhone 17 Pro in product shots mostly dodged any embarrassment, as those are harder to distinguish from Apple’s actual silver color.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Juked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juked. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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