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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-climbed
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James ascended for one last alley-oop dunk in the fourth before Doncic’s final 3-pointer, to show not just Durant, but the Rockets, who was king in Houston on Wednesday.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
19 Mar. 2026 -
The network’s own megahit, Rick and Morty, has ascended from late-night programming into comic books, music, video games, and merchandising, amounting to a revenue stream worth hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2026
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This is one of the main reasons carbon capture technologies have not scaled widely, despite being available for decades.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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Wide-reaching government subsidies meant to encourage Chinese drivers to switch to EVs have been extended but are scaled back this year, putting pressure on carmakers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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In its first season on Sky One, A League of Their Own got up to 600,000 viewers, in a sign of how audiences have fragmented over the years.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
22 Mar. 2026
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On Wednesday night, Aliyu was smiling ear to ear when Mamdani got up to speak at the New York Taxi Workers Alliance, recalling that night.—
Katherine Koretski,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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Pairing up Horse mounted patrol officers are trained to be able to ride any horse within their unit, but they’re paired with one in particular, until the animal retires.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Ducks returned from Canada with four of six points in their back pocket, albeit with a four-point loss in their rearview mirror, and mounted up to take on yet another team from where the pines and maples grow on Monday.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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Especially noteworthy were the women staff members, many of whom had surmounted layers of education and language training to assume their roles.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Mar. 2026
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Carlson also missed the excitement Friday, when the Ducks surmounted deficits of 2-1 and 5-4, scoring in the final minute before withstanding a barrage – and a four-on-three power play – in overtime to edge past the Montreal Canadiens in a shootout.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 2026
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“Free-climbed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-climbed. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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