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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

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Recent Examples of claim
Verb
Just a few months after Moo Deng's birth, a female pygmy calf named Haggis claimed social media fame. Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025 Every other winner has claimed at least one Oscar. Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
It’s been over two years since Facebook users were able to file claims in Meta’s December 2022 settlement. Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025 Separately, weekly jobless claims jumped to their highest in nearly four years. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for claim
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claim
Verb
  • Google, of course, insists the AI Overviews arrangement benefits everyone.
    Andy Meek, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Caracas insists the buildup is part of a broader campaign directed at undermining President Nicolás Maduro’s government.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a letter to Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox, Jackson demanded that the department place Dever on its Brady list, which tracks officers whose credibility has been hit due to alleged misconduct.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The rules currently demand new cars from 2035 must emit zero CO2.
    Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some are value-destroying black holes; others are relentless value creators.
    Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The first instance of NATO nations downing drones came last week, when Polish and Dutch fighters destroyed three Russian drones over Poland.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • School officials say the district needs this money to continue important programs, such as all-day kindergarten and free breakfasts for all K-12 students, despite state and federal funding uncertainties.
    Kevin Richert, Idaho Statesman, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Rather than rendering aid or notifying emergency personnel, Sellers told co-workers that a ‘woman fell in the parking lot’ and needed help.
    Mark Price, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The job cuts are permanent, and employees will not have bumping rights to other positions.
    Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In a 21-page ruling, Talwani found that ICE holding an 18-year-old migrant arrested on charges of shoplifting without a bond hearing violated his due process rights.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Monday's order doesn't change Delta's 20% equity stake in Aeromexico.
    Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Twelve policymakers at the Federal Reserve are set to take a high-stakes vote this week on the nation's benchmark interest rate, attempting to steer the economy through a stormy bout of slow hiring and rising inflation.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This assertion, according to a subsequent whistle-blower complaint, was false.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The assertion there is no client list among Epstein’s documents aligns with earlier statements from the Justice Department, which said Epstein had no such list.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • La Luz del Mundo did not respond to a request for comment.
    Luc Cohen, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The request was met with boos from some Democrats who pointed out that a Colorado school shooting on the same day had not received the same ceremony.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Claim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claim. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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