as in to climb
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
clambered over a wall and was never seen again
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Recent Examples of clamber
But within half an hour, the issue had been resolved (the man had clambered back onto the platform and fled), allowing the line to reopen, news of which was also relayed before the evacuation.
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Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The officer pulls the door open and the bear comes clambering out.
—Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
Igor Jesus adapted quickly, clambering past Soares in the pecking order and registering six goals and an assist in his first seven starts.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Yet, a decade has now passed since that title launched—and fans are clambering for more.
—Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Greg O'Keeffe, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
The officer pulls the door open and the bear comes clambering out.
—Sacbee.com, 2 July 2025
Igor Jesus adapted quickly, clambering past Soares in the pecking order and registering six goals and an assist in his first seven starts.
—Jack Lang, New York Times, 27 June 2025
Yet, a decade has now passed since that title launched—and fans are clambering for more.
—Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clamber
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The digital asset suffered this retracement after rising more than 60% in value, climbing from less than $2,400 earlier in July.—
Charles Lloyd Bovaird II,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Stablecoin payments by consumers directly to businesses are also on the rise, climbing to over $300 million a month early this year from just $50 million in early 2023.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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Now, agencies are scrambling to prove their productivity instead of chasing their best ideas through the creative alchemy of experience, instinct, insight and bold thinking.—
Jacquelyn LaMar Berney,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Even as the Anduril engineers congratulated themselves on a successful test, people elsewhere were scrambling to create new advantages, under the messy conditions of war.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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“Clamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamber. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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