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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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2
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
Spring has come to dine at winter’s table, responding to the glow of climbing fire.
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Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
For example, when the Fed started to cut its interest rates last fall, mortgage rates actually began climbing.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
In the video, fans can be seen climbing through Gold Star's drive-thru window and attempting to enter through the restaurant's back door.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Most suites are reachable via elevator, though a few require climbing a flight of stairs.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Some Wall Street analysts, including at Bank of America, predict that Oracle’s stock price could continue climbing based on the company’s revenue growth projections.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Roccaforte is also climbing the minor-league ranks.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Sour Climbs Across the Board Sour joins Guts in climbing on both the Official Albums chart and the Official Album Streaming ranking.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This stair-climbing innovation comes courtesy of an attachment called the Marswalker, which will work with Eufy’s new flagship RoboVac Omni S2 at launch.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
For example, when the Fed started to cut its interest rates last fall, mortgage rates actually began climbing.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
In the video, fans can be seen climbing through Gold Star's drive-thru window and attempting to enter through the restaurant's back door.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025
Most suites are reachable via elevator, though a few require climbing a flight of stairs.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2025
Some Wall Street analysts, including at Bank of America, predict that Oracle’s stock price could continue climbing based on the company’s revenue growth projections.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Roccaforte is also climbing the minor-league ranks.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Sour Climbs Across the Board Sour joins Guts in climbing on both the Official Albums chart and the Official Album Streaming ranking.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
This stair-climbing innovation comes courtesy of an attachment called the Marswalker, which will work with Eufy’s new flagship RoboVac Omni S2 at launch.
—PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbing
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This team was scrambling to put together a cogent, passable 53-man roster only a few weeks ago.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Countless brands scrambling to join the conversation.—
Ethan Karp,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Both the governor and the secretary listed a combination of lower market prices for farm products plus rising fertilizer, machinery and labor costs as a severe squeeze on the farm economy.—
Cristina LaRue,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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China’s economy showed further signs of weakness last month, with key data Monday revealing factory output and consumption rising at their weakest pace for around a year.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
15 Sep. 2025
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By inserting an extra biochemical cycle into a model plant, the researchers boosted growth, seed yield, and fat production without increasing water demand.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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But this showdown which needs no hype is ascending a level.—
Jay Paris,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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James, 24, was a great story of training camp, ascending from last year’s practice squad and the bottom of the roster onto the team thanks to a strong training camp.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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What sent Oracle stock soaring another 54 percentage points was the company’s outlook for the future of its cloud infrastructure business, according to CNBC.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Despite some stragglers, the big picture is of soaring demand for AI, but even with the vast sums being invested in European data centers, supply is still struggling to keep up.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Global interest in the technology is accelerating as Italy has approved a demo line between Venice and Padua.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Access to these solutions will enable Komatsu to optimize safety and energy efficiency, while increasing overall productivity, accelerating product development, and enabling large-scale decarbonization.—
Richard Bishop,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In our view, scaling the technology also means scaling the talent pool.—
Peter Bendor-Samuel,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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At the meeting, city leaders expressed support for scaling back its congregate homeless facilities and instead focusing on micro-communities.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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But then the gel starts lifting up at the corners and catching on things like your hair.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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After lifting the ban in 2017, her country has come a long way, too.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Climbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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