1
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
Sales of non-strategic cards and collectible stickers climbed by $565 million, or 156%, to $925 million in the same period, Circana said.
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Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
In hot spots like Mission Bay, near OpenAI’s headquarters, rents climbed 13% recently.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
As bids quickly climbed to $500, then $700, Carey watched the auction unfold in disbelief.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Deaths eventually climbed to five hundred per day.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
While searching the area around the monastery, researchers climbed some rock formations and found dozens of unfamiliar-looking millipedes with colorful legs, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Overall revenue declined by about 1 percent year on year, and expenses climbed 3 percent.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Vrabel arrived in Tennessee as a young coach who had quickly climbed the profession’s ladder.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Interest rates and farming costs also climbed this year, while commodity prices fell, Swee said.
—April Baumgarten, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Luke Fountain, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
In hot spots like Mission Bay, near OpenAI’s headquarters, rents climbed 13% recently.
—Nino Paoli, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
As bids quickly climbed to $500, then $700, Carey watched the auction unfold in disbelief.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Deaths eventually climbed to five hundred per day.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
While searching the area around the monastery, researchers climbed some rock formations and found dozens of unfamiliar-looking millipedes with colorful legs, the study said.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2025
Overall revenue declined by about 1 percent year on year, and expenses climbed 3 percent.
—Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 17 Oct. 2025
Vrabel arrived in Tennessee as a young coach who had quickly climbed the profession’s ladder.
—Chad Graff, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Interest rates and farming costs also climbed this year, while commodity prices fell, Swee said.
—April Baumgarten, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbed
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Milwaukee County Transit System officials scrambled behind the scenes to figure out solutions to a looming deficit crisis while keeping top county leadership in the dark, new emails obtained by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reveal.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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When the price of metal caps tripled virtually overnight owing to supply issues, for example, Chun scrambled to find comparable plastic ones.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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In August, car insurance rose by the smallest annual rate in three years – but that still amounted to a hefty near-5% jump, well above the overall inflation rate.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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New Jerseyans’ electricity rates rose roughly 20% at the start of June as a result of price-setting capacity auctions—the market where power producers are paid to guarantee future supply.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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In a survey from brokerage firm Evercore ISI conducted last year, ChatGPT respondents saying ChatGPT was their top search provider increased to 5% from 1% four months prior.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Warming trends delay first freeze in US Fall days that are unusually warm have increased in 238 cities, or 98% of the 243 cities that were examined by Climate Central.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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With star wide receiver CeeDee Lamb sidelined with a high-ankle sprain for the last three games, Dallas Cowboys newcomer George Pickens has ascended to the top of the team's leaderboard in receiving.—
Jordan Sigler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Daredevil, aka the blind lawyer Matt Murdock, faced off against Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk, aka the Kingpin, who ascended to mayor of New York City.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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At Target, for instance, the category’s sales have soared nearly 70% year-to-date and are expected to top $1 billion in annual revenue.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
20 Oct. 2025
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The prices of vegetables, oil, and flour have soared since the war began.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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The crowd in Carlsbad swelled — estimates ranged from 7,000 to 10,000 — with sidewalks packed over a roughly mile-long stretch of Carlsbad Boulevard north from about Tamarack Avenue through Carlsbad Village.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Oct. 2025
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When torrential rains hit a swath of Mexico last week, the Cazones River swelled so fast there was virtually no time to flee.—
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Where a missile had destroyed two multi-storey residential buildings during the night, people clambered over an immense mound of dislocated concrete to pry out victims, footage obtained by Reuters showed.—
Steven Scheer,
USA Today,
16 Sep. 2025
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That leaves an untold number of fans who may have purchased an indoor antenna, a new receiver or even clambered up onto a roof to hook up an outdoor antenna, with a bunch of wires and a blank TV screen.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 June 2025
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Elsewhere, the details lifted from the book suffer in translation – Branagh’s Victor is appropriately arrogant but not adequately tortured; De Niro’s Monster is sensitive and intuitive, but drowns in the film’s hurried, hollow second half.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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The advisory was lifted Monday morning.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Climbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbed. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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