Thesaurus results for CLAMBERS

clambers

verb

present tense third-person singular of clamber

as in climbs

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 clambers On a weekend morning, a van leaves Damascus and clambers toward Monte Rosa, a rocky area on the outskirts of the Syrian capital. — Adri Salido, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Aug. 2026 His colleague, a newly qualified environmental engineer, clambers up onto the backseat. — Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025 Joe, glowering, stalks off through the crowd, clambers into his vehicle, and drives off. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025

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Alvarado stumbles, Kennedale climbs Alvarado has been a dominant Class 4A power in recent years.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
The cost of electricity climbs, your AC runs nonstop and your budget takes the hit.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of climbs

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As Musashi scrambles through a school of Samurai, the game seamlessly bounces between skillful swordplay, rowdy improvisation, and Looney Tunes-style levity.

— Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Written with grimy, enlivening frankness — and an ability to dig into moral ambiguity — every character scrambles to get a leg up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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