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 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.
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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
Barkley caught a pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts, juked around one Jaguars defender and spun away from another.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
Roland broke free before having to juke a defender with a stop and a spin, then beating the Nelson keeper from 12 yards away.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
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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
Barkley caught a pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts, juked around one Jaguars defender and spun away from another.
—Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 6 Nov. 2024
Roland broke free before having to juke a defender with a stop and a spin, then beating the Nelson keeper from 12 yards away.
—Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for juke
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According to one speaker, removing those guardrails and creating a dedicated non-public LLM can be an effective way to create malware and devise techniques for evading antivirus detection.—
Neil J. Rubenking,
PC Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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The rivers and waterways of Klong Root are seen in the penultimate scenes of Jurassic World Rebirth, as protagonists Dr. Henry Loomis (Jonathan Bailey) and Zora Bennett (Scarlett Johansson) attempt to evade dinosaurs by paddling downriver.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
29 July 2025
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Goodfellas has acquired world sales rights for Iranian director Ali Asgari’s satire Divine Comedy, following a filmmaker’s mission to dodge censorship, ahead of its world premiere in Venice’s Orizzonti sidebar.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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Trump dodged a question on the Epstein case from reporters on Tuesday by attacking Obama.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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“Juke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juke. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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