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noun

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as in right
an entitlement to something I'm announcing my claim to that last slice of pizza

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as in stake
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something a shareholder has a claim in the business

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as in request
something that someone insists upon having young children make great claims on their parents' time

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How does the verb claim contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of claim are demand, exact, and require. While all these words mean "to ask or call for something as due or as necessary," claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right.

claimed the right to manage his own affairs

In what contexts can demand take the place of claim?

The synonyms demand and claim are sometimes interchangeable, but demand implies peremptoriness and insistence and often the right to make requests that are to be regarded as commands.

demanded payment of the debt

When would exact be a good substitute for claim?

The words exact and claim are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands.

exacts absolute loyalty

Where would require be a reasonable alternative to claim?

In some situations, the words require and claim are roughly equivalent. However, require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation.

the patient requires constant attention

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of claim
Verb
The Rancho Santa Fe Women’s B Tennis Team wrapped up a stellar spring season by clinching the championship in the Tennis Competitors of San Diego league—beating out seven local teams and claiming bragging rights across the courts, according to a news release. News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2025 The Tribune discovered this week that the mayor didn’t conduct a national search for a replacement for Dorval Carter, who left the CTA earlier this year, despite claiming otherwise. Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Noun
The verdict came on June 1, 2022: Depp won his defamation claims, and Heard won one of her three counterclaims. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 22 June 2025 Vance countered the claim that Trump should not have acted unilaterally on Sunday morning. Greg Myre, NPR, 22 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for claim
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claim
Verb
  • First, Disney insists on direct senior leadership involvement, recognizing that executives must work alongside their teams to separate genuine AI capabilities from marketing hype.
    Maribel Lopez, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Immediately after his death, Knight says Afeni, who died at age 60 in May 2016, turned to him and insisted her son be cremated, right then and there.
    Danielle Bacher, People.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • Turning the page, Emerson wondered whether, had circumstance demanded, he might’ve been shown to possess a similar genius.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
  • Trump demanded in a social media post that Israel stop dropping bombs to save the truce.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • In September 2024, the same month as the pager attack and assassination of Hezbollah’s leader, Israel launched the most extensive campaign of airstrikes in the air force’s history hitherto, destroying much of Hezbollah’s strategic surface-to-surface missile stockpiles.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • As rumors swirl and her life collapses, Eva faces a choice: protect herself or expose Amir’s secret and risk destroying him.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The commissioners don’t want the unit value to decrease with the additional teams, so the networks need to ante up.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 28 June 2025
  • Key Player With two key absences at either end of the field, France will need players to step up in attack as well as defense to plug the holes left by the veterans.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • The swap rights, in particular, offer flexibility without surrendering outright picks—think of them as tools to grease the wheels without giving away the farm.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Another unanswered question from Monday’s announcement is whether part of the rights fees would need to be reinvested in streaming capabilities.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
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  • Supporters argued that personal privacy was at stake, while those who opposed the bill argued that disclosure added transparency to the process.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 22 June 2025
  • At stake in preventing the globalization of the intifada is nothing less than the survival of Western Civilization.
    Jay Bergman, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • This is because, despite assertions to the contrary, research, such as Dr Sandra Portocarrero’s work on undocumented entrepreneurs in California, has shown that immigrants contribute positively to the economy.
    London School of Economics, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • Those are assertions that will be reexamined as the impact of Saturday’s U.S. bombings becomes clearer. ‘MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN’: Trump, who previously denied wanting to topple Iran’s regime, on Sunday seemed to encourage that idea.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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  • Only if the request meets the criteria above is anonymity granted.
    Meghan Ashford-Grooms, NPR, 29 June 2025
  • Also this week, Hippler denied the defense's request to delay the trial.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 29 June 2025

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“Claim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claim. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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