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 steering's lack of feel would have probably made the 500e less than fun on a twisty road, but the Fiat's smallness lent it confidence-inspiring agility while slaloming through slow traffic. Stephen Edelstein, Ars Technica, 9 Apr. 2024 Schleicher could interview the younger sisters of her classmates, slaloming the role model angle. Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024 The English youngster received the ball under pressure outside of the opposition’s box before slaloming his way towards the goal, nut-megging a Wolves defender on the way. Ben Church, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024 As the album slaloms between more traditional pop-punk and sonic twists both harder and softer, the production — done solely by Barker, a first for the band — is exceedingly slick. Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 20 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for slalom
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  • Among the companies charting this alternative path is Organic India, a wellness brand that has woven regenerative organic agricultural practices into its DNA long before the term became a mainstream badge of sustainability.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • The singer sported an intricate top for her time on the show — silver chains woven together to form a halter-neck shape.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 13 May 2025
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  • In May 1926, the world-famous evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson vanished; she was last seen ducking into the ocean near Santa Monica for a swim.
    Dorothy Fortenberry, The Atlantic, 12 May 2025
  • Anna Wintour was a pretty One Fifth regular for whom McNally once ducked behind a stove to cook eggs after the kitchen had closed.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 5 May 2025

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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slalom. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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