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as in scrambling
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 rising
to move or extend upward
smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air
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as in increasing
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 climbing
The latest reading reveals that inflation has caught up with many items with the overall index climbing nearly 11% over the past two and a half years.
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Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Simple tasks like sitting on the couch, climbing into a car seat or getting down on the floor became difficult.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Brown had just caught his first touchdown pass as a Bronco, climbing high above his defender to bring in the ball before clattering down to the filed.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Everyone climbing on top of each other’s heads trying to get to the top, the top consisting of the rare viral success that came with a pile-on of viral criticism.
—Kate Colby
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
That said, anyone hiking with a group or in weather that is subject to frequent changes (like shoulder season or if climbing to varied elevations) will love this large pack for storing a variety of items.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
Builds optimized for climbing morph into ones best for walking.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Oakleaf and climbing hydrangeas should be cut back just after their blooms are spent at the end of summer.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Pendleton, who spent more than four decades serving the San Diego Unified School District, steadily climbing the ranks and becoming the first Black person and the first woman to lead what was then the eighth-largest school district in America, died this week in Las Vegas.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Simple tasks like sitting on the couch, climbing into a car seat or getting down on the floor became difficult.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Brown had just caught his first touchdown pass as a Bronco, climbing high above his defender to bring in the ball before clattering down to the filed.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 2 Oct. 2025
Everyone climbing on top of each other’s heads trying to get to the top, the top consisting of the rare viral success that came with a pile-on of viral criticism.
—Kate Colby
october 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
That said, anyone hiking with a group or in weather that is subject to frequent changes (like shoulder season or if climbing to varied elevations) will love this large pack for storing a variety of items.
—Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
Builds optimized for climbing morph into ones best for walking.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
Oakleaf and climbing hydrangeas should be cut back just after their blooms are spent at the end of summer.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 1 Oct. 2025
Pendleton, who spent more than four decades serving the San Diego Unified School District, steadily climbing the ranks and becoming the first Black person and the first woman to lead what was then the eighth-largest school district in America, died this week in Las Vegas.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbing
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Emergency services are scrambling to find survivors today, with military troops, police and civilian volunteers carrying out door-by-door searches.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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Nonetheless, it was widely seen as an opening move that had other feds scrambling for hard answers from bosses.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Fatal dog attacks, though rare in the United States, have been sharply rising in recent years, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Joel Quenneville taking over a rising team loaded with exciting young players and leading them to the playoffs?—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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The government can raise revenues by increasing the payroll tax that funds Social Security or the income threshold to continue paying the tax or raise the full retirement age.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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People would be wise to consider the ever-increasing cost of homes in the area before selling their property due to immigration enforcement fears, Gonzalez said.—
Juan Cordoba,
Arkansas Online,
5 Oct. 2025
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The ascending Young was even better with 32 points, 10 dimes and zero turnovers.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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But of all the accidents reported across North America in 2024, 100 occurred while climbers were ascending.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
29 Sep. 2025
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The stock market clearly has been soaring to new heights, giving wealthier households more room to keep spending.—
Susan Tompor,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Early the following year, rising interest rates and soaring inflation pushed investors out of risky securities and into safer assets like bonds.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
30 Sep. 2025
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And with the rise of artificial intelligence, generative science is accelerating extraordinary solutions — from mapping geothermal resources underground to discovering novel methods of energy storage.—
Melissa Jun Rowley,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Wells also added Capital One to the list, citing monthly credit and accelerating buybacks as catalysts.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Her leadership was instrumental in scaling OpenAI from a research organization to one of the most important AI companies in the world.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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That choice drives everything else, like the equipment design, energy requirements, scaling strategy, and economics.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Celtics, in danger of squandering their once-endless pile of assets, needed a do-everything big man to complement Tatum and Brown on the court while lifting the young stars closer to their potential each day.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Torquemada also underlined the Netflix effect in lifting the Spanish capital to its status of a leading European production hub since the global streamer first set up shop locally a decade ago.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Climbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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