as in heir
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a person who believes that he or she has a right to something (such as an amount of money); a person who claims something
They are claimants to their father's estate. Claimants will need to fill out the appropriate paperwork. a dispute between two claimants to the throne
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Profiling For Smarter Campaigns Building a profile of the likely claimant is where analytics begins to deliver value.
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Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Getty Images Eligible claimants who used Facebook during the 15-year period and filed a claim by August 25, 2023 will be notified via email several days before their payment is issued.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has said the program disadvantages claimants because the Department of Health and Human Services is the defendant, as opposed to vaccine makers.
—Tiger Joyce, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
In Michigan, the maximum benefit amount at that time was $362, so claimants could receive up to $962 until the benefits expired in July 2020.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Getty Images Eligible claimants who used Facebook during the 15-year period and filed a claim by August 25, 2023 will be notified via email several days before their payment is issued.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Kennedy has said the program disadvantages claimants because the Department of Health and Human Services is the defendant, as opposed to vaccine makers.
—Tiger Joyce, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
In Michigan, the maximum benefit amount at that time was $362, so claimants could receive up to $962 until the benefits expired in July 2020.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for claimant
heir
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Lawyers representing Prince Harry and other high-profile figures bringing privacy lawsuits against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid said on Wednesday new evidence showed his brother Prince William and the heir's wife Kate were also targets.—
Michael Holden,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
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The books and series follow star student Ruby and wealthy heir James Beaufort falling for each other despite their differences.—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimant. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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