free-climbing

present participle of free-climb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-climbing
Verb
  • When Manning signed with the Broncos during free agency in 2012, Thomas’ presence as a young, ascending receiver was an important part of the calculus.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The title theme’s steadily ascending line, mirroring the claustrophobic tension within the sub, became a signature motif.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The researchers plan to explore embedding these hydrogels directly into products, improving stability, and scaling up production.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, a founder scaling across Europe must incorporate separate entities in each country, untangle regulatory and employment codes in multiple languages and markets, and explain to engineers in Munich why their stock options are treated differently to their colleagues’ in Madrid.
    Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While the Seaquarium location on paper offers nothing but financial upside for Martin — a development site facing Biscayne Bay just minutes from downtown Miami — building there will require surmounting a string of legal hurdles.
    Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Free-climbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-climbing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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