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 while people clambered to take refuge in the stations, disasters still unfolded there.
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Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
One recent creation took the form of a bare-bones animatronic dog that, when activated, seemed to clamber awkwardly forward.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
No train was entering the station and the bloodied woman was able to clamber back onto the platform on her own as her attacker ran off, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
But exactly how the shooter managed to clamber onto a rooftop with an AR-style assault rifle less than 200 yards from Trump and fire off eight shots at the then-presumptive Republican presidential nominee sparked multiple investigations into the Secret Service and its preparations for the event.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024
One recent creation took the form of a bare-bones animatronic dog that, when activated, seemed to clamber awkwardly forward.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 21 Nov. 2024
No train was entering the station and the bloodied woman was able to clamber back onto the platform on her own as her attacker ran off, cops said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2024
But exactly how the shooter managed to clamber onto a rooftop with an AR-style assault rifle less than 200 yards from Trump and fire off eight shots at the then-presumptive Republican presidential nominee sparked multiple investigations into the Secret Service and its preparations for the event.
—Lewis Kamb, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Clamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamber. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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