slaloming

present participle of slalom
as in weaving
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 slaloming Competitors then take the skins off their skis before slaloming down the descent to the finish line. Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 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
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  • Brith, who is ahead and in charge, is taking as her guide the stream, which sparks in the sunlight, cutting a narrow channel through the hillside, weaving itself around rocks and tree trunks, appearing and disappearing, diving underground then springing up in unexpected places.
    Maggie O’Farrell, Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
  • The latter can seem more like a game of dodgeball with bikes weaving in and out of your path.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
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  • Now, 25 games and 577 days since the injury that put his career in jeopardy, there was All on the Bengals’ practice fields, cutting and accelerating, extending for receptions and ducking into blocking assignments.
    Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • He was spotted ducking down in a field as traffic passed by and fled before he was found in a small cave, police have said.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 1 June 2026
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  • Maybe not stuck in an urban jam, dodging potholes or crawling amid draconian speed limits – but out there on the open road, taking sunny corners in a nice car?
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 May 2026
  • After a day of learning about blackmail wire and unwittingly dodging Dennis the menace, Paula heads to soccer practice and faces yet another obstacle.
    Erin Qualey, Vulture, 29 May 2026
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  • Basulto’s planes would typically fly a few miles apart over large quadrants of the Florida Straits, zigzagging over endless swaths of sea and peering down into the whitecaps for signs of life.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 18 May 2026
  • Below the falls, the river funnels into the dramatic Batoka Gorge, a series of steep, zigzagging channels carved out over millennia.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026

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“Slaloming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaloming. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.

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