as in climbed
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 clambered
The smugglers let him aboard, and the boy clambered around hatches that, if opened, would reveal dozens of felonies worth of illicit cargo.
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Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
At another point, a ranger waded through the mud of a mangrove forest and clambered into a mangrove to catch a bird for a blood sample, before doing the same trek in reverse to put it back.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
But after the show’s debut, fans clambered for more.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
His friend who was hiking with him clambered to an area with cell service to call for help after Casanova fell more than 500 feet near the steep Devils Backbone trail, the sheriff’s department said in a press release.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Jan. 2026
As men clambered into the world-famous museum, nobody was actively monitoring that specific feed, legislators were told.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
In the mood to handle the lights himself a couple of weeks ago, Foil put up a ladder and clambered atop the roof.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
Indeed, as some of the dachshund pups clambered onto the bed and got close, the Labrador even looked up toward the camera as if calling in reinforcements for help.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Where a missile had destroyed two multi-storey residential buildings during the night, people clambered over an immense mound of dislocated concrete to pry out victims, footage obtained by Reuters showed.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
At another point, a ranger waded through the mud of a mangrove forest and clambered into a mangrove to catch a bird for a blood sample, before doing the same trek in reverse to put it back.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
But after the show’s debut, fans clambered for more.
—Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
His friend who was hiking with him clambered to an area with cell service to call for help after Casanova fell more than 500 feet near the steep Devils Backbone trail, the sheriff’s department said in a press release.
—Lucy Hodgman, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Jan. 2026
As men clambered into the world-famous museum, nobody was actively monitoring that specific feed, legislators were told.
—Tom Soufi Burridge, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2025
In the mood to handle the lights himself a couple of weeks ago, Foil put up a ladder and clambered atop the roof.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 6 Dec. 2025
Indeed, as some of the dachshund pups clambered onto the bed and got close, the Labrador even looked up toward the camera as if calling in reinforcements for help.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Where a missile had destroyed two multi-storey residential buildings during the night, people clambered over an immense mound of dislocated concrete to pry out victims, footage obtained by Reuters showed.
—Steven Scheer, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clambered
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China sulfur prices, including cost and freight, climbed by about 13% from early March to $621 per tonne as of March 26, according to S&P Global Platts.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The average cost of unleaded gas has climbed more than a dollar in the month since the war began.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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And in the aftermath of the allegations, some states, including California, have scrambled to rename the day.—
Kerry Klein,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2026
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With just 24 hours heads-up, the broadcasters on Tuesday night scrambled to make accommodations.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Clambered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clambered. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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