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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Those like me, who are merely on the tall side of the American male population, can clamber in and out, no trouble.
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Mark Ewing, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the bond market, the 10-year Treasury yield clambered up to 3.91% from 3.84% late Wednesday after the strong economic data.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
As his daughter played tour guide and worried about making their Chicago connection to Shannon, Ireland, Linneman watched his grandchildren clamber over a mock airplane in the Kansas City airport and reflected on his hopes for their trip.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
The young men from afar who clambered ashore on June 6, 1944, into a hail of Nazi gunfire from the Normandy bluffs did not think of themselves as heroes.
—Roger Cohen Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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Mark Ewing, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
In the bond market, the 10-year Treasury yield clambered up to 3.91% from 3.84% late Wednesday after the strong economic data.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
As his daughter played tour guide and worried about making their Chicago connection to Shannon, Ireland, Linneman watched his grandchildren clamber over a mock airplane in the Kansas City airport and reflected on his hopes for their trip.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 30 July 2024
The young men from afar who clambered ashore on June 6, 1944, into a hail of Nazi gunfire from the Normandy bluffs did not think of themselves as heroes.
—Roger Cohen Laetitia Vancon, New York Times, 6 June 2024
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“Clamber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clamber. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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