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 The 15-year-old has shown extraordinary confidence and talent against top European opposition, slaloming through challenges and winning two penalties with his blend of acceleration and technique. Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2025
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  • The debate over lasting solutions reveals the complexity of how criminal organizations have grown so powerful, weaving themselves into nearly every layer of Brazilian society over time.
    Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
  • What results is a familiar historical drama, weaving together many various characters in the buildup to the climactic courtroom showdown.
    Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Take the train from Copenhagen in under three hours and wander Aarhus’s pretty streets strung with Christmas lights, ducking into boutiques and cafés before making your way to one of two Christmas markets.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
  • For a moment, Smith became overwhelmed, ducking to the side of the pillar while wiping tears away.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
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  • Thaon recalled swimming through snow and dodging rocks until help arrived.
    Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Hours later, after dodging cow patties the size of dinner plates and gaping holes leading to marmot burrows, the locations are chosen and the traps are set.
    Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The run started off a little frustrating — Harlem was zigzagging everywhere.
    Sheck Mulbah, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The rugged, zigzagging massif is the result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 100 million years ago and later massive glacial activity in the Pleistocene epoch.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Slaloming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaloming. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.

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