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Recent Examples of slalom
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.
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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
Less than 30 seconds after Sherwood’s goal, Pettersson slalomed into the Sharks’ zone off the rush and feathered an east-west pass across to Jake DeBrusk.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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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
Less than 30 seconds after Sherwood’s goal, Pettersson slalomed into the Sharks’ zone off the rush and feathered an east-west pass across to Jake DeBrusk.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slalom
Verb
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The museum also held workshops on weaving motankas (traditional Ukrainian rag dolls) and a blacksmithing festival.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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On Water Expeditions The Hooghly River weaves through the Indian state of West Bengal from the Ganges, its parent river, to the sea, through a landscape lined with mustard fields and mango orchards.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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In theory, a hesitation such as this shows the ace -- the defender was not ready for your play and was not sure whether to duck or not.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
31 Aug. 2025
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Some instinctively ducked, covered their classmates or followed teachers’ directions.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slalom. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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