slaloming

Definition of slalomingnext
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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  • Leith emphasizes that Dwell Secure’s functionality extends beyond emergency scenarios, weaving into everyday property management.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • 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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  • Seattle takes coffee seriously, so ducking into Café Vita, one of the city’s indie coffee shops, is practically required.
    Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026
  • But a recent global survey conducted by SAP subsidiary WalkMe found that workers are quietly ducking AI use.
    Jacqueline Munis, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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  • Dramatic footage showed police officers dodging rocks and sticks while rioters smashed police cars and set a police van on fire.
    Angus Watson, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
  • They are often seen dodging screaming church members and security guards until they are ultimately escorted out.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026
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  • The New Museum expansion, designed by OMA/Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas, is worth a look, mostly for a dramatically zigzagging staircase that has an appealing Baroque-meets-high-tech energy.
    Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
  • In perimenopause, those same two hormones tumble downward, often on a zigzagging path, which can trigger similar mental symptoms, like anxiety or a short fuse.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 6 Apr. 2026

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“Slaloming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slaloming. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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