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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  • And throughout their exchange, Paul weaved in his analysis of Fauci’s actions to frame the one-sided conversation his way.
    ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The podcast, which launched in 2025, focuses on a single sad track as a means for artists to weave personal narratives.
    Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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  • To pretend otherwise, and to accuse everyone who points to these difficult trade-offs of bad faith, is to duck a confrontation with the deepest problems of politics and policy.
    Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • By contrast with physical products, policymakers now tend to duck difficult conversations about what to do with addictive services or experiences like gambling and video games.
    Jonathan Caulkins, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slalom. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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