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as in to scramble
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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2
as in to rise
to move or extend upward
smoke from the cabin climbing in the still mountain air
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3
as in to increase
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
complaints to the cable company climbed after the changeover
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as in ascent
the act or an instance of rising or climbing up
a long hard climb up the mountain
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Recent Examples of climb
Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Roth expects the number of probationary job cuts to eventually climb to around 80,000, up from her current estimate of about 20,000.
—Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Robert Hum, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The moves complicate an already tough climb for Democrats to reclaim control of the Senate.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Verb
The undefeated English contender, who has been steadily climbing the featherweight rankings, stands at 15-0 and has shown improvements from fight to fight as he's made his way up the 145-pound ladder.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
Roth expects the number of probationary job cuts to eventually climb to around 80,000, up from her current estimate of about 20,000.
—Matt Egan and Alicia Wallace, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
Noun
The newest member of the exclusive $100 billion club is UnitedHealth, which saw its top line climb past that mark in the first quarter of last year and then again in the third and fourth quarters.
—Robert Hum, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
The moves complicate an already tough climb for Democrats to reclaim control of the Senate.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025
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Already, the Trump administration has had to walk back major job cuts to departments, including scrambling to rehire hundreds of nuclear security workers as well as several Department of Agriculture workers who focus on the avian bird flu.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Standard communication channels like email or office phones may be compromised, leaving your organization scrambling.—
Ilia Sotnikov,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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With inflation high and interest rates rising, the outlook is bleak for many Americans.—
Francisco Velasquez,
Quartz,
28 Feb. 2025
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The personal savings rate also spiked higher, rising to 4.6%.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
28 Feb. 2025
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Though Congress began its new session just a little over a month ago, its approval rating has increased among Americans, according to new data from Gallup.—
Sudiksha Kochi,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Easy solution: increase the toll to keep more cars out of Midtown.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
20 Feb. 2025
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In the 30 years since my first free ascent, only 12 people have made an all free ascent of the Nose.—
Lynn Hill,
Outside Online,
17 Feb. 2025
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The strike was pivotal to Osborn’s political ascent, coming at a time when unions, including the United Auto Workers, were pushing harder against companies for higher wages and benefits.—
Jeffrey Fleishman,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2025
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Karl Leitz Japan’s Firefly Squid Is Embraced by Chefs Stateside Editors’ Picks Image Each spring, hotaru ika, or firefly squid, ascend to the surface of western Japan’s Toyama Bay to spawn, setting the water aglow with pinpricks of electric blue light.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Imagine a soaring cathedral reaching towards a vast skylight but re-imagined with layers of architectural rings that gradually ascend, creating a dizzying illusion of immense vertical distance and distorted perspective.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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Bitcoin and crypto have soared since the election of U.S. president Donald Trump (though the rally has lost momentum, potentially signalling a serious stock market crash).—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Before the injury, Shiffrin was off to a soaring start to the season.—
Zack Pierce,
The Athletic,
22 Feb. 2025
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On the surface, this shift has the potential to accelerate China’s ascent as a global power, potentially granting the world’s second-largest economy space to win more allies, boost its global leadership and shift global norms and rules – such as those on human rights or security – in its favor.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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However, this has accelerated in recent weeks with the administration punishing the Associated Press for editorial decisions and attacking reporters by name.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Bryce Young’s second-half ascension during the final eight weeks of the 2024 season should have the Panthers feeling relatively good about the stability of their quarterback position in 2025.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Feb. 2025
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Prince bin Salman’s ascension as a powerbroker in the talks stem from his close relationship with US President Donald Trump, who supported the young royal when he was internationally shunned following the killing of columnist Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Climb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climb. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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