free-climbing

present participle of free-climb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-climbing
Verb
  • Maxey has also become one of the NBA’s best guards, and Edgecombe is still ascending.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • An autopsy later determined the cause of Grant’s shocking death, at just 49 years old, to be a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm.
    Sam McDowell July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Calvelli brings leadership experience across global sports, with expertise in building and scaling world class sports organizations and commercial platforms.
    Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 26 June 2026
  • Sustainable growth means systems, cash and people scaling in lockstep.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • After being out-skated early, the Ducks settled into their skates, surmounting both shot and goal to deficits to run the shot count to 24-17 and even the score, 2-2, through 40 minutes.
    Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The race starts and ends at the corner of Tait and Nicholson avenues, with the challenge of surmounting Cat’s Hill, which has a 23% incline.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Free-climbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-climbing. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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