Thesaurus results for FREE-CLIMB

free-climb

verb

Definition of free-climb

as in to summit

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Recent Examples of free-climb Potter later became the first person to free-climb both Half Dome and El Capitan in less than 24 hours. — Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026

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With over 100 distinct mountain ranges across the US, there are endless peaks to summit and après-ski offerings to enjoy.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 to summit the Bundesliga ahead of the showdown at Bayern Munich next weekend.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of summit

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But with the arrival of the first season of 2025’s The Celebrity Traitors — undeniably one of the best pieces of reality TV Britain has seen in recent years — his star ascended even higher.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
The eldest daughter of King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, Leonor de Borbón y Ortiz became first in line to the Spanish throne when her father ascended in 2014.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of ascend

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Setting a gift cap, agreeing on spending limits with relatives or scaling back hosting are all ways households can manage holiday expenses, in line with the APA’s advice to make a financial plan and reduce spending when necessary.

— Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
Unlike the typical, Western beauty origin story — where an entrepreneur launches a specialized startup and scales through venture capital — Fas does not have a single founder.

— Kati Chitrakorn, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

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To surmount the issue, Apple routed a flexible graphite pipe through the hinge itself to transfer heat between the two halves, thereby increasing the surface area available for heat dissipation.

— Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
Several diplomatic hurdles will need to be surmounted before any recovery effort can take its first steps.

— Helen Regan, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2026

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