summiting

present participle of summit

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for summiting
Verb
  • Most building sites in Dolpo are notably located on ascending mountain slopes.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Still, a player ascending from top-15 or top-10-ish status in the league to a legit MVP candidate is arguably an even more difficult, more challenging and vertiginous jump than making the leap from random scrub to solid starter.
    John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 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
Verb
  • Meanwhile, clinics around the country are closing or scaling back services in the face of funding cuts, further limiting women’s options for in-person care.
    Lisa Jarvis, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In real life, Springsteen’s insistence on scaling back—with Landau’s support—may have saved his life, or at least his sanity.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Summiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/summiting. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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