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Similar to slalom on skis, two snowboarders race downhill side-by-side weaving back and forth past gates or flags.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slalom
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But where limestone is crumbly and opaque, nacre’s toughness and light-bending properties come from silklike proteins that weave among the layers, holding them in place while providing enough elasticity to absorb the shock of a fracture.—
Caitlin Kennedy,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
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Never tested in orbit, NASA’s robot could, in theory, perform tasks like weaving solar power stations and antennae in space from spools of carbon fiber.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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When shots were fired, hundreds of attendees ducked under tables or took cover inside the ballroom before being evacuated, and the event was subsequently postponed.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Trump being hurried off the stage unharmed and guests ducking for cover underneath their tables.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Slalom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slalom. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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