Showing Results for "climbed"

climbed

VERB

crawl, move up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ascend clamber go up mount rise scale soar top

STRONG

escalade escalate

WEAK

ape up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease descend drop fall lower slump

WEAK

dismount go down retreat

Example Sentences

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Sure enough, initial jobless claims climbed to 229,000 in the seven days ended June 6, hitting the highest level since early February.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Bakary Jaiju was 19 when he climbed into a wooden boat in the Gambia and set out for Europe.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Shares of Micron climbed 5.4% to $940.50 on Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Euro-zone inflation climbed to 3.2% in May, driven higher by the Iran war.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The great fear Duane had as they climbed up the mountain was being overtaken and replaced by something more powerful: the feeling of exhilaration.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el