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 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 Parallel giant slalom requires speed and precision as riders race side-by-side downhill, slaloming around the gates on two separate quasi-identical courses. Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 9 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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  • His younger brother and lifelong filmmaking partner, Craig Renaud, recovered Brent’s body and decided to make a film that weaves together decades of the brothers’ reporting from global conflict zones, including Iraq, Haiti, Somalia, and Central America.
    Addie Morfoot, Variety, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Advertisement Gates’ roughly chronological account weaves together major moments in each group’s history, from the Spanish Inquisition and American slavery to World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, and beyond.
    Judy Berman, Time, 27 Feb. 2026
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  • Video from the scene shows law enforcement officers running toward the scene as people duck for cover.
    Amanda Musa, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
  • While trying to duck under the very first beam in the very first challenge at the marooning, Bruce banged and bloodied his head, suffering a concussion.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slalom. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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