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slalom

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 The 15-year-old has shown extraordinary confidence and talent against top European opposition, slaloming through challenges and winning two penalties with his blend of acceleration and technique. Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025 Capturing that level of precision usually requires custom foley work, but in the video below you can see how Firefly generated sound effects like race cars turning, an elephant trumpeting, or a skier slaloming downhill using just text prompts and the voice reference tool. Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 22 July 2025 That’s not entirely uncommon in college golf, but the programs at TCU had a few more logistical challenges to slalom than the norm. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2025 The Panthers survived an Aleksander Barkov delay of game penalty and McDavid slaloming through tired penalty killers only to be turned away by Bobrovsky’s stomach snow angel. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for slalom
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  • The Bend in the River weaves unpredictably between the three films, the narrative – like a river flowing – assembled with the very considerable assistance of editor Jeff Malmberg.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
  • In decades past, CNN was known in advertising circles for being very cautious about weaving commercials into its news coverage.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Nov. 2025
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  • One flash grenade exploded just a foot away from him, said the alderman, who represents Chicago’s 22nd ward, sending him ducking for cover.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Look for the nearest tree, fence, building, car, or other obstruction to duck behind.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025

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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slalom. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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