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Recent Examples of slalom
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.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
But there’s also nobody better in the WSL at battling in midfield, making tackles, winning fouls and slaloming away from opponents in a congested midfield zone.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 18 May 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
The midfielder is most well known for his slaloming runs through midfield but these loans have sought to expose him to the physical aspects of senior football.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
But there’s also nobody better in the WSL at battling in midfield, making tackles, winning fouls and slaloming away from opponents in a congested midfield zone.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 18 May 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
The midfielder is most well known for his slaloming runs through midfield but these loans have sought to expose him to the physical aspects of senior football.
—Art De Roché, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slalom
Verb
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Now, with just a few months’ notice, staff are dismantling a 30-year program carefully woven into the city’s social safety net.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Aug. 2025
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The last time might have been in a regional nightclub in the mid aughts, or weaving through a busy high street.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Luckily, Tanner and his fellow chasers had already ducked down into their seats.—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Her ability to duck in and overpower her defender was the advantage Seattle couldn’t overcome.—
Sabreena Merchant,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slalom. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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