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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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Net sales climbed 7.7% to $3.36 billion, just inching out Wall Street models for $3.35 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

RIG climbed 1.2% from a year ago, rising across all of Nestlé’s businesses except the troubled infant formula division.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The housing market slowed dramatically in 2022 when mortgage rates climbed, and sales have held at low levels since then.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Shares of Micron climbed 4.3% to $988.85 ahead of the opening bell, having surged 9.9% the previous session.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Tansy stuck her in the crook of her arm and climbed the rostrum to settle her in teacher’s chair behind the desk.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck