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Recent Examples of climb
Verb
The first verses unspooled over a simple I-V-IV progression, one of the most fundamental sets of chord changes in folk and pop music, each verse ending with a brief upward progression that climbed back to the root chord in time for the next set of lines. Peter Ames Carlin, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025 Celebs even climb the 'Career Ladder' Among the 2,000 interviews, Klymenko has interviewed several influential people. Greta Cross, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
Elsewhere, with a 9-5 climb, the song also snatches a new peak on the overall Latin Airplay chart, marking Especial’s highest-charting song there. Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 13 Aug. 2025 That viewpoint on Square Top’s southeast ridge is roughly 2.5 miles from the Square Top Lakes trailhead on the pass, a climb of 1,000 feet, which a reasonably fit hiker can do in 60 to 90 minutes. John Meyer, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for climb
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climb
Verb
  • Movie theaters are shuttering, production has plunged and thousands of gig workers are scrambling to find work.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025
  • These shoes keep me comfortable all day, even when rock hopping and scrambling to get to the crag.
    Mary Beth Skylis, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Expect creeks to rise and have more flow in the Coastal Range, Willapa Hills and Cascades.
    Zach Urness, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Three to five years before onset, emergency room and radiology visits rose sharply.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But all that is in danger, with activists and scientists warning with increasing urgency over the past decade that the reef’s future is at risk.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
  • FEMco is dedicated to creating opportunities for female artists to increase their visibility and reach via events, sponsorships and more.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The rapid ascent of AI has been likened to everything from the rise of the internet to the industrial revolution, but, to Buchanan, the potential of her platform feels closer to Instagram, a tech tool that offers everyone a chance to create.
    Katherine Fung, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The track manages an even greater ascent on the Official Streaming roster, pushing from No. 89 to No. 58.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The plane then rapidly ascended and dropped in what the mother and daughter referred to as a complete free fall.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Ride the iconic Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour for panoramic views of its soaring skyline, or ascend to Victoria Peak for glorious sunsets.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The pyre’s final stunt sees the avian structure break free and soar through the night sky.
    Daron James, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Meanwhile, the economic cost of inaction is soaring.
    Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Toucan’s carbon pool grew 400% in 2024 as institutional ESG demand accelerated.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The public fight between medicine and government is now accelerating the nation onto a path where advice diverges over not just COVID shots but vaccines generally.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Murphy has been a regular contributor to the company’s ascension, headlining films that include The Nutty Professor franchise, Bowfinger, Life, Boomerang, Candy Cane Lane, and Tower Heist.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
  • The 35-year-old right-hander has continued his ascension this season.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025

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“Climb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climb. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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