as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
clambered over a wall and was never seen again
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Recent Examples of clamber
Three mules ferrying bags of cement clambered past us on their own dirt track that ran shorter and even steeper up to the top.
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Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Dante and Virgil escape Hell by clambering down Satan's monstrous hide and through Earth's center of gravity.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
People were clambering for a photo.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
After clambering through the woods, Bowie, with help from her friend Laurie Brasil, reached Shy and was shocked to find Bow sitting right beside her.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
Dante and Virgil escape Hell by clambering down Satan's monstrous hide and through Earth's center of gravity.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 11 May 2026
People were clambering for a photo.
—Kansas City Star, 13 Apr. 2026
After clambering through the woods, Bowie, with help from her friend Laurie Brasil, reached Shy and was shocked to find Bow sitting right beside her.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamber
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The heart of a defense that is the heart of these Broncos, then, is back to try to climb through a Super Bowl window everyone in Denver knows is open.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Nneka Ogwumike posted 20 points and 11 rebounds, passing franchise icon Lisa Leslie for most field goals in Sparks history and climbing to sixth on the WNBA’s all-time rebounding list.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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At least 65 people were wounded across the city, Ukrainian officials said, in strikes that caused power outages and sent residents scrambling to shelters as air raid sirens sounded.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Arnaldi turned into some version of Carlos Alcaraz, scrambling all over the court, making miracle saves and darting winners down the line.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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“Clamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamber. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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