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
Barkley caught a pass from quarterback Jalen Hurts, juked around one Jaguars defender and spun away from another.
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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
Their best chance to tie came with four minutes left as Tim Holton juked a couple defenders and fired a shot at Donahue, who made the save.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce had to juke around a pretty important question regarding his love life during Super Bowl LIX’s opening night on Monday in New Orleans.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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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
Their best chance to tie came with four minutes left as Tim Holton juked a couple defenders and fired a shot at Donahue, who made the save.
—Marcello Rossetti, Boston Herald, 16 Mar. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce had to juke around a pretty important question regarding his love life during Super Bowl LIX’s opening night on Monday in New Orleans.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
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The last few months have borne witness to AI systems learning to mislead, cheat, and try to evade shutdown—even resorting to blackmail.—
Harry Booth,
Time,
3 June 2025
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Massey has evaded hundreds of authorities in a multistate manhunt.—
Holly Yan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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The chancellor’s attempt to seek your commission’s forgiveness years after deliberately avoiding your timely permission reads now like a cagey campaign to dodge his duties as steward of our knoll and subvert the relevant rule of law.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Ukrainian officials have said about 500 aging ships of uncertain ownership and safety practices are dodging sanctions and keeping oil revenue flowing to Moscow.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2025
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“Juke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juke. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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