as in climbed
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 clambered
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
The smugglers let him aboard, and the boy clambered around hatches that, if opened, would reveal dozens of felonies worth of illicit cargo.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
At another point, a ranger waded through the mud of a mangrove forest and clambered into a mangrove to catch a bird for a blood sample, before doing the same trek in reverse to put it back.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
But after the show’s debut, fans clambered for more.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
His friend who was hiking with him clambered to an area with cell service to call for help after Casanova fell more than 500 feet near the steep Devils Backbone trail, the sheriff’s department said in a press release.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Jan. 2026
As men clambered into the world-famous museum, nobody was actively monitoring that specific feed, legislators were told.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
In the mood to handle the lights himself a couple of weeks ago, Foil put up a ladder and clambered atop the roof.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
Indeed, as some of the dachshund pups clambered onto the bed and got close, the Labrador even looked up toward the camera as if calling in reinforcements for help.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Erin Tan, NBC news, 13 May 2026
The smugglers let him aboard, and the boy clambered around hatches that, if opened, would reveal dozens of felonies worth of illicit cargo.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
At another point, a ranger waded through the mud of a mangrove forest and clambered into a mangrove to catch a bird for a blood sample, before doing the same trek in reverse to put it back.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
But after the show’s debut, fans clambered for more.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
His friend who was hiking with him clambered to an area with cell service to call for help after Casanova fell more than 500 feet near the steep Devils Backbone trail, the sheriff’s department said in a press release.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Jan. 2026
As men clambered into the world-famous museum, nobody was actively monitoring that specific feed, legislators were told.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
In the mood to handle the lights himself a couple of weeks ago, Foil put up a ladder and clambered atop the roof.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
Indeed, as some of the dachshund pups clambered onto the bed and got close, the Labrador even looked up toward the camera as if calling in reinforcements for help.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clambered
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The Brazilian won the fight and climbed the Octagon fence in victory.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The major indexes climbed to end a volatile week.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
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The report fueled rampant speculation as fans scrambled to scrutinized the duo's interactions in interviews and on the red carpet.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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Three of the victims — Yamile Martinez, 21; Johntaya Alexander, 21; and, Melinda Davis, 57 — were killed in the first seconds of gunfire as the crowds that flooded K Street after nightclubs’ closing scrambled in terror.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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“Clambered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clambered. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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