clambers

verb

present tense third-person singular of clamber
as in climbs
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 clambers Joe, glowering, stalks off through the crowd, clambers into his vehicle, and drives off. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2025 His colleague, a newly qualified environmental engineer, clambers up onto the backseat. — Sabrina Weiss, The Dial, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clambers
  1. climbs
  2. scrambles
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  • The Future Nostalgia smash climbs on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • The girl's mother, Elizabeth Kale, said Cecelia climbs trees every day.
    — Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of climbs
Verb
  • Latest updates Anthropic is racing to increase its AI compute capacity in the Asia-Pacific region, as the company scrambles to keep up with soaring demand for its products.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • The best options include high-fiber smoothies, Greek yogurt with berries and nuts, and egg scrambles with vegetables.
    — Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 23 June 2026
Definition of scrambles

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“Clambers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clambers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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