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as in scrambling
to move (as up or over something) often with the help of the hands in holding or pulling
visitors should use caution when climbing over the wet rocks along the shore
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as in rising
to move or extend upward
smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air
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as in increasing
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover
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Recent Examples of climbing
To get on a bus is to spend some time climbing aboard, or being pushed from behind, or being pulled up by the armpit.
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Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
This weekend the heat is back, with inland valleys climbing into the mid-80s and San Francisco on track to hit 80 degrees for the eighth or ninth time this year.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
In turn, payment delinquency rates are climbing, and credit card interest rates — while lower than their recent peak — are still high enough to make carrying a balance a risky proposition for borrowers.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The single quickly became the album’s breakthrough moment, climbing into the Billboard Top Ten and ultimately becoming the only Townshend solo song to achieve that distinction.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
For months, Robber Robber crashed on the couches of friends and fellow artists, including Greg Freeman and Lily Seabird, before eventually climbing into an unused attic for temporary shelter.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s a $200,000 jump from last year, showing the figure is climbing faster than most workers can ever save.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
And Friday’s loss pushed the Heat even further away from climbing out of the play-in tournament.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The increase has been highest among Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans, climbing to 30% for those groups compared to 16% for White Americans.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026
This weekend the heat is back, with inland valleys climbing into the mid-80s and San Francisco on track to hit 80 degrees for the eighth or ninth time this year.
—Greg Porter, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
In turn, payment delinquency rates are climbing, and credit card interest rates — while lower than their recent peak — are still high enough to make carrying a balance a risky proposition for borrowers.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The single quickly became the album’s breakthrough moment, climbing into the Billboard Top Ten and ultimately becoming the only Townshend solo song to achieve that distinction.
—Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2026
For months, Robber Robber crashed on the couches of friends and fellow artists, including Greg Freeman and Lily Seabird, before eventually climbing into an unused attic for temporary shelter.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
That’s a $200,000 jump from last year, showing the figure is climbing faster than most workers can ever save.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
And Friday’s loss pushed the Heat even further away from climbing out of the play-in tournament.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
The increase has been highest among Black, Hispanic and Asian Americans, climbing to 30% for those groups compared to 16% for White Americans.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for climbing
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With the interference scrambling the ringside situation, Paul got hold of the brass knuckles and used them against The Usos, allowing The Vision to secure the pinfall and win the championships.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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First-time business owners can successfully move forward rather than scrambling around and making decisions based on frustration.—
Daniel Fusch,
USA Today,
30 Mar. 2026
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On his goal, Thomas swooped into the middle lane to dust McTavish and receive a slick feed from Broberg that sent him toward a vulnerable Dostál with speed for a rising shot.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Will the retirement age keep rising?—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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The film is set in a mountain village where an elderly woman named Hettie (Hettie Farmer) lives alone on a small farm, tending her flock of goats with increasing difficulty.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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New York City Councilwoman Farah Louis is under increasing scrutiny amid a federal public corruption investigation involving the state’s homeless shelters for migrants.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Walt Disney Company’s CEO transition is notable not just for who is ascending, but for how deliberately the company built financial stability around it by extending CFO Hugh Johnston’s contract months before a new CEO was even named.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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For the past three seasons, Carlsbad High School has been ascending the ranks of girls lacrosse.—
Clark Fahrenthold,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2026
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The 41-year-old in his record 23rd season had back-to-back dunks before the break, then a soaring alley-oop slam from Kennard to get the Lakers within 72-70 early in the third quarter.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wall Street is coming off a strong performance last week, with the S&P 500 soaring nearly 6%.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2026
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Similarly to fossil fuel supply disruptions of the past, the Iran conflict is already accelerating interest in renewable energy, electric vehicles and energy independence.—
Brian Lee,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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These dynamics are accelerating structural change across the sector.—
Assef Shaikh,
Footwear News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Developed through a collaboration between Leju Robotics and Dongfang Precision Science and Technology, the plant highlights China’s growing focus on scaling robotics output.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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So if necessary, Hall recommends scaling back the duration and intensity of your workouts to help prevent overfatigue.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
1 Apr. 2026
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The city chose a more muscular solution, raising the park and lifting the river’s edge to form a wall intended to hold back sixteen feet of surge.—
Eric Klinenberg,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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If Orbán is reelected, the EU could use that funding as a bargaining chip to extract concessions such as lifting his veto of the 90 billion euros to Ukraine, Hegedűs said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Climbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climbing. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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