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
On the game’s first drive, QB Brock Purdy slung a tracer to Demarcus Robinson who juked down the field for a 61-yard gain.
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Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Instead, Matthews juked Jeff Skinner, blowing by the Sabres forward.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Facing third-and-1 at midfield, running back RJ Harvey juked a charging George Karlaftis to move the chains for the drive’s first third-down conversion.
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Kansas City Star,
26 Dec. 2025
Last week the Jets scored on a 78-yard punt return when Bonner got juked out of position by Isaiah Williams, who scored the second touchdown Miami’s special teams unit had allowed this season.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
16 Dec. 2025
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Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
12 Jan. 2026
Instead, Matthews juked Jeff Skinner, blowing by the Sabres forward.
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Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2026
Facing third-and-1 at midfield, running back RJ Harvey juked a charging George Karlaftis to move the chains for the drive’s first third-down conversion.
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Kansas City Star,
26 Dec. 2025
Last week the Jets scored on a 78-yard punt return when Bonner got juked out of position by Isaiah Williams, who scored the second touchdown Miami’s special teams unit had allowed this season.
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Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
16 Dec. 2025
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The suspect, 30‑year‑old Trevion Mark of Fort Worth, was arrested nearby without incident and charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle, according to DPS.
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Mark was charged with reckless endangerment and evading arrest in a motor vehicle and booked into the Tarrant County Jail.
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Read's team says that certain witnesses in the case – including the McCabe and Albert families, and Trooper Brian Tully – are dodging depositions by their team.
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And then there are the access bridges for pedestrians and vehicles at many circuits — the drone has to dodge above these, which also complicates how it can’t be used near spectators.
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“Juke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juke. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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