free-climbing

Definition of free-climbingnext
present participle of free-climb
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Verb
  • Shadows and light, inside Wallace Chan's Mythos exhibition Visitors encounter shifting perspectives of the sculptures while ascending the tower’s circular staircase.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
  • Before resurfacing, the divers must stay in shallow water to decompress after ascending from the cave’s depths.
    Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • The companies said in the announcement that the combination will expand margins by scaling operations across a larger portfolio of units and will generate $175 million in gross synergies.
    Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • Markets Are Ecosystems, Not Segments Growth begins with understanding your customer, but scaling demands a wider perspective.
    Shelli Brunswick, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
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
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“Free-climbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/free-climbing. Accessed 25 May. 2026.

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