Thesaurus results for JUKED

juked

verb

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 On a scramble of roughly 20 yards, Katz escaped the pocket, broke tackles and juked defenders in the open field to extend the drive. — D’joumbarey Moreau, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026 Martin juked blockers late in the first half to deflect the first attempt, keeping the score at 7-7. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Receiver Khalil Shakir, who’d juked slot safety Jalen Pitre and sprung open near the first-down marker, fully expected to get the ball in stride. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 Other team-period notes With the second team in the same period, running back Brashard Smith caught a quick pass from Justin Fields and juked a defender, triggering a collective gasp from the crowd. — Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 Kroeger then juked out an oncoming defender before finding his receiver in the end zone for a 44-yard touchdown pass. — Sam Warren, Houston Chronicle, 11 Mar. 2026 The one-man wrecking ball who is headed to Washington State broke three tackles and juked two other defenders for a 44-yard score. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025 Mazzotta, in his 28th season at La Habra, playfully juked on the turf at HCN Bank Stadium to avoid the celebratory cooler dousing but was eventually caught. — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Nov. 2025 Bowie went for an onside kick and Nicko Campbell picked it up, juked a defender and ran 52 yards for a touchdown. — Cody Thorn, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Nov. 2025

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Fort Worth Eastern Hills improved to 2-0 in District 5-4A Division I behind running back Chris Johnson, who has 841 yards and 16 touchdowns in five games, as the Highlanders chase a district title that has evaded them since 1975.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026
For the tax years 2022 and 2023, Steve Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $155,021, while Ted Kim willfully evaded the assessment of income tax in the amount of $97,354, prosecutors said.

— Julie Sharp, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

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Each time the door shut behind the man, Shawn had the feeling that some danger had been temporarily dodged, some crisis averted until the next day.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Senior quarterback Landon Conroy dodged rushers, revved up his arm and brought the North Stars within 14 points early in the fourth quarter before Batavia held on for a 55-35 victory.

— Mike McGraw, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026

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Then, seemingly out of nowhere, Brayden McNabb flipped the puck into the air and onto Stone’s stick, who raced down alone and deked around Avalanche goalie Mackenzie Blackwood to put Vegas ahead early.

— Jesse Granger, New York Times, 27 May 2026
Kiki Rice dribbled to the hoop, deked and then put up a shot over the Toronto Tempo practice squad, crisp ombre blue-and-burgundy nails releasing the ball into the basket.

— Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026

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