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as in scrambled
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
visitors should use caution when climbing over the wet rocks along the shore
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as in rose
to move or extend upward
smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air
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as in increased
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover
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Recent Examples of climbed
Former Secret Service agent Keith Wojcieszek told me that during his 16 years on the job, people routinely climbed over the 6-foot-6-inch perimeter fence.
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Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The father of two climbed into the back of a police SUV in Azusa, where his body was found three days later.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Shares of Workday and Adobe climbed 7% and 6%, respectively.
—Davis Giangiulio,fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 June 2026
That number had climbed to 45% by 2024.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 1 June 2026
Those rates have also climbed for people 55+.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Average mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels in nine months, while auto sales are slumping.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The two climbed to the top of the victory stand at the 106th CIF State Track & Field Championships at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium on Saturday, taking decidedly different paths.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Jogolev had climbed the incline with the Cub Scout pack last year and had participated in all the training hikes and climbs that led up to Saturday’s outing, his wife said.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
The father of two climbed into the back of a police SUV in Azusa, where his body was found three days later.
—Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
Shares of Workday and Adobe climbed 7% and 6%, respectively.
—Davis Giangiulio,fred Imbert, CNBC, 1 June 2026
That number had climbed to 45% by 2024.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 1 June 2026
Those rates have also climbed for people 55+.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
Average mortgage rates have climbed to their highest levels in nine months, while auto sales are slumping.
—ABC News, 1 June 2026
The two climbed to the top of the victory stand at the 106th CIF State Track & Field Championships at Veteran’s Memorial Stadium on Saturday, taking decidedly different paths.
—Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Jogolev had climbed the incline with the Cub Scout pack last year and had participated in all the training hikes and climbs that led up to Saturday’s outing, his wife said.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 25 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbed
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Around the same time, The Aerial Film Company and The Helicopter Girls were scrambled into the skies of London to capture shots of the city and The Shard.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
3 June 2026
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For a fun switch up at breakfast, try your oats scrambled.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
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Guests arrive at breakfast in white linen shirts and silver Havanas and hang out by the pool drinking bottles of Provencal rose rather than piña coladas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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But her star rose and that joyful, beautiful, rather guileless young woman trying to stay cool in a hot city summer lives forever.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Ghirri’s oversize Polaroids, which increased the usual scale of his modest images to roughly tabloid size, were mounted on hefty support columns clad in coir, a jute-like material used for doormats, obviously intended to thwart any suggestion of monumentality.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Local leaders in Greeley say demand for power has increased significantly in recent decades.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
2 June 2026
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Assefi ascended to the acting assistant attorney general role after his predecessor, Gail Slater, was terminated in February after a series of clashes with then-Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and their team.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Here’s how these six rising sports stars ascended the earnings ranking.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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That's because the cost of jet fuel — which can account for about 30% of airlines' total expenses — has soared during the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The group soared late last month after the Commerce Department awarded $2 billion in grants to quantum computing companies.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Lucas Mukasa / Anadolu via Getty Images Angry protests swelled Monday, including in the central town of Nanyuki, which is set to host the quarantine center.—
Mithil Aggarwal,
NBC news,
2 June 2026
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As crowds outside the venue swelled, officials brought in an additional 200 law enforcement officers during the early afternoon.—
Sofia Baltodano,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Three mules ferrying bags of cement clambered past us on their own dirt track that ran shorter and even steeper up to the top.—
Erin Tan,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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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
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With one out in the fourth inning, Trea Turner lifted a fly ball into the gap between Tucker and center fielder Andy Pages.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Ureña threw a 1-and-0 sinker over the middle and Diaz lifted it to the opposite field, just over the right field fence.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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“Climbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbed. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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