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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
Djena got her backpack and climbed out through the bathroom window, on the second floor.
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Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Dayson reportedly climbed over a fence and dropped into a dry moat surrounding the monkey exhibit at Ichikawa City Zoo outside Tokyo.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Instead of the $150 oil many anticipated, prices have climbed, but not to catastrophic levels.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The man who climbed into the enclosure was wearing a costume with an emoji face mask.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
In some places, temperatures have climbed 4 to 8 degrees higher than average, breaking all kinds of historical records.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
More than 8,000 people have climbed Mount Everest, many of them several times, since it was first scaled by Norgay and Hillary.
—CNN Money, 18 May 2026
The Hoosiers have climbed out of that hole thanks to Cignetti.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Charlotte climbed to second place among girls, ending Emma’s six-year run in the runner-up slot.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Dayson reportedly climbed over a fence and dropped into a dry moat surrounding the monkey exhibit at Ichikawa City Zoo outside Tokyo.
—Frank Andrews, CBS News, 18 May 2026
Instead of the $150 oil many anticipated, prices have climbed, but not to catastrophic levels.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
The man who climbed into the enclosure was wearing a costume with an emoji face mask.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 18 May 2026
In some places, temperatures have climbed 4 to 8 degrees higher than average, breaking all kinds of historical records.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
More than 8,000 people have climbed Mount Everest, many of them several times, since it was first scaled by Norgay and Hillary.
—CNN Money, 18 May 2026
The Hoosiers have climbed out of that hole thanks to Cignetti.
—Antonio Morales, New York Times, 12 May 2026
Charlotte climbed to second place among girls, ending Emma’s six-year run in the runner-up slot.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbed
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Daniels scrambled, and sources say there was even a time when Jack Black was considered.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
20 May 2026
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Scott's death scrambled the race in the majority-Black 13th District in Atlanta's southern and eastern suburbs that had mainly been about attacking him as too old and too absent.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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Data from travel booking platform TrainPal shows that in April, purchases by UK residents of Eurostar tickets to France jumped 42% month-over-month and rose 25% year-over-year.—
,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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The pair wiped away tears as the audience rose to their feet in applause following the screening.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
18 May 2026
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The lead times for high-voltage transformers, essential for grid interconnection, have increased to as long as four years.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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On Darlene Lane, the flow of contamination increased in late April and continues to seep into their neighbor’s yard.—
Nick Bowlin,
ProPublica,
18 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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Under Kidd’s leadership, the Mavericks ascended to the NBA Finals in 2024.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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Prices have soared above $4 per gallon as peak travel season begins.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
14 May 2026
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Batteries can solve this, and battery imports have soared, but Cuba still lacks utility scale storage, Piñon said.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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Becerra has since won endorsements from influential labor groups and Latino state leaders, and his once anemic fundraising has swelled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 May 2026
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The popularity of Dry January has swelled.—
Luis Parrales,
The Atlantic,
14 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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Evacuation orders were issued for the area Thursday, but they were lifted that night after the vapor conditions improved, McGovern said.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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The last of the old space-skimming Starships lifted off in October.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2026
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“Climbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbed. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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