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
His colleague, a newly qualified environmental engineer, clambers up onto the backseat.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clambers
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The refuge is at the end of a 25-mile-long rutted dirt road that climbs through a shadowy forest of pine and spruce, punctuated by the sparkle of the occasional stream or meadow.—
Michael Pollan,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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American climber Alex Honnold climbs Taipei 101 building by hand.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
26 Jan. 2026
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An Adventure Day scrambles your brain and body in all kinds of good ways.—
Tom Vanderbilt,
Outside,
29 Dec. 2025
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This round of consolidation looks more like a clearing of the decks before AI scrambles everything.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Clambers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clambers. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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