often attributive
1
: skiing in a zigzag or wavy course between upright obstacles (such as flags)
2
: a timed race (as on skis or in an automobile or kayak) over a winding or zigzag course past a series of flags or markers
broadly
: movement over a zigzag route
slalomed; slaloming; slaloms
: to move over a zigzag course in or as if in a slalom
Examples of slalom in a Sentence
Verb
slalomed through the crowd with the ease of an Olympic skier
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Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Thus far, Adelman has navigated this slalom course.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026
Competitors then take the skins off their skis before slaloming down the descent to the finish line.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Several athletes made epic comebacks at this year’s Olympic Winter Games, from gold medalist Alysa Liu’s triumphant return to figure skating to alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin’s slalom victory, which came after she was disqualified from the event at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Thus far, Adelman has navigated this slalom course.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
There is no way to slalom around what $100 million that is dedicated to the recruitment of players will do to an athletic department, and university.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026
Competitors then take the skins off their skis before slaloming down the descent to the finish line.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slalom. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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