slaloms

present tense third-person singular of slalom
as in weaves
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 slaloms 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
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  • The documentary around that single day and single game also weaves into the account of Curry’s on-court artistry the thoughts of other innovative artists like Viola Davis, Rick Rubin, Patti Smith, and Jon Batiste.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The boyfriend, a British DJ named James Kennedy, who had been playing a clunky set in the background, weaves over to the women, sweaty and frazzled.
    Sylvia Varnham O’Regan, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • In the video, the subject ducks his head in the opposite direction of the doorbell camera.
    Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Christina Dugan Ramirez , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Julia Bonavita , Peter D'Abrosca , Alexandra Koch , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The sun ducks down and sets Conejo Mountain against warm pinks and purples, transforming the ridgeline into an epic silhouette.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Slaloms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaloms. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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