slalom

Definition of slalomnext
as in to weave
to move suddenly aside or to and fro slalomed through the crowd with the ease of an Olympic skier

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Recent Examples of slalom In a cult classic 1976 film, The Bill Koch Experience, the star slaloms at perilous speed through low brush, dodges cows in a pasture, and also leaps off a boulder, only to tumble. Bill Donahue, Outside, 14 Feb. 2026 Similar to slalom on skis, two snowboarders race downhill side-by-side weaving back and forth past gates or flags. Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026 Moltzan figured Shiffrin would slalom down the course and win the combined, for her and Johnson, by at least a second. Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Feb. 2026 Previously, this event would see one skier take on runs in both downhill and slalom. Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for slalom
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  • Brizé weaves between these absurd moments and two slow-simmering crises that cause Carla to begin doubting her diehard commitment to work.
    Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Saigon is set in two different restaurants at two moments in time — 1990s France and 1950s Vietnam — as Nguyen weaves the lives and longings of strangers into an intimate and expansive story of connection in exile.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
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  • People forced to duck TikTokers and TMZ don’t want to expose every aspect of their incomes and daily lives to strangers, then live somewhere where everyone knows everyone’s business.
    Bridget Read, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Paxton has so far failed to hold large campaign events and is ducking debates.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slalom. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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