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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
Both drivers climbed from their cars and walked to an ambulance for a trip to the track's infield care center.
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CBS News, 8 June 2026
In Guilford County, jails in Greensboro and High Point have climbed from holding 973 to 1,140.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
The stock has climbed 15% this year, putting it on track for a fourth consecutive year of gains.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
As air fare prices have climbed 20% this year, some airline CEOs have said travelers, especially at the higher end, are still buying.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Oil climbed after Iran fired missiles at Israel.
—Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026
And yet Charles set off on his route to UP Academy Dorchester, where Lens climbed aboard.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
Following the Knicks' victory, police said multiple people refused orders to leave the area, blocked traffic along Seventh and Eighth Avenues from West 31st Street to West 35th Street, and climbed onto food vendor carts, light poles and subway entrances.
—Josh Margolin, ABC News, 7 June 2026
That number had climbed to 45% by 2024.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 1 June 2026
CBS News, 8 June 2026
In Guilford County, jails in Greensboro and High Point have climbed from holding 973 to 1,140.
—Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 8 June 2026
The stock has climbed 15% this year, putting it on track for a fourth consecutive year of gains.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
As air fare prices have climbed 20% this year, some airline CEOs have said travelers, especially at the higher end, are still buying.
—Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 8 June 2026
Oil climbed after Iran fired missiles at Israel.
—Ashutosh Joshi, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026
And yet Charles set off on his route to UP Academy Dorchester, where Lens climbed aboard.
—Willoughby Mariano, ProPublica, 8 June 2026
Following the Knicks' victory, police said multiple people refused orders to leave the area, blocked traffic along Seventh and Eighth Avenues from West 31st Street to West 35th Street, and climbed onto food vendor carts, light poles and subway entrances.
—Josh Margolin, ABC News, 7 June 2026
That number had climbed to 45% by 2024.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbed
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The report fueled rampant speculation as fans scrambled to scrutinized the duo's interactions in interviews and on the red carpet.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 June 2026
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Three of the victims — Yamile Martinez, 21; Johntaya Alexander, 21; and, Melinda Davis, 57 — were killed in the first seconds of gunfire as the crowds that flooded K Street after nightclubs’ closing scrambled in terror.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
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Not only that, but USC rose to that level in a still-unfinished stadium, without anything resembling the NIL firepower that other college baseball teams, particularly in the SEC and ACC, are wielding.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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In total, Fort Worth ISD’s number of graduates who met CCMR criteria rose from 3,772 during the 2022-23 school year to just over 4,000 for the 2023-24 school year.—
Samuel O’Neal
June 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 June 2026
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There will also be increased MARTA staffing to help manage large crowds on the train platforms, and expansion of the MARTA Hope program which helps riders experiencing mental health crises, substance abuse or homelessness.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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As Korean stocks have surged, their weightings in global and emerging-market benchmarks have increased sharply, forcing many active fund managers to trim positions to stay within portfolio and risk limits, investors told CNBC.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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The lights changed colors, and the aircraft ascended high out of view, the report says.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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Climbers set a record on May 21, when 274 of them successfully ascended Nepal's side of the mountain in a single day, officials said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 June 2026
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At a time when Tesla’s carmaking business is mired in a multiyear decline, the company’s market value has soared to new highs almost exclusively on the billionaire CEO’s fantastical promises of a future in which all cars will drive themselves and robots will babysit the kids.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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SoftBank’s shares soared in recent weeks amid optimism over AI, and the bull run put SoftBank, Japan’s most valuable company, ahead of carmaker Toyota.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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American ingenuity soon swelled the millionaire class to include titans of tobacco, steel, banking, even refrigerated railcars.—
Chase Peterson-Withorn,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 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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And then seven minutes in, the whole thing lifted like a pressure cooker releasing the steam.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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The hospital lifted its lockdown later that morning.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
13 June 2026
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“Climbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbed. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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