as in heir
formal
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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Before passage of the CVA, potential claimants were denied access to the courts by New York’s statute of limitations, which banned lawsuits filed more than a year after incidents took place.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025
In second is Texas, with some 422,000 claimants; then New York, with 418,000.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Approximately 76 of those claimants allege abuses dating back to the 1940s through 1970s, while an additional 45 to 50 allege abuses in the 1980s.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
This week, benefits are set to be paid on June 25 to claimants born between the 21st and 31st of any calendar month.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 June 2025
In second is Texas, with some 422,000 claimants; then New York, with 418,000.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 June 2025
Approximately 76 of those claimants allege abuses dating back to the 1940s through 1970s, while an additional 45 to 50 allege abuses in the 1980s.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
This week, benefits are set to be paid on June 25 to claimants born between the 21st and 31st of any calendar month.
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for claimant
heir
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Often the property has to be split between heirs, which delays and complicates the process.—
Maxim Lukyanov,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In the Mongolian wilds, a hunter’s heir, With his father, a bond so rare.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
25 June 2025
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“Claimant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimant. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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