free-climbing

verb

present participle of free-climb
as in ascending

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for free-climbing
  1. ascending
  2. scaling
  3. surmounting
Verb
  • But like Young, Verse was a player ascending but not yet ascended.
    — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The footage, shared by Adcock on X, shows the robot ascending a ladder without visible human assistance or remote control.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of ascending
Verb
  • Cybersecurity is crucial for scaling solutions, opening significant new business avenues across the expanding supply chain.
    — Ray Fernandez, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Migrants from across Africa regularly attempt to reach the enclave by swimming from Morocco or scaling the heavily fortified border fence in hopes of gaining entry into the European Union.
    — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of scaling
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
Definition of surmounting
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“Free-climbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-climbing. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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