as in heirs
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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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Recent Examples of claimants
Eligible claimants have until July 23, 2026, to submit the forms.
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Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Some were filed by individual claimants, others by estates, said Marin County Counsel Brian Washington.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Eligible claimants will have until July 23, 2026, to submit the forms.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Disingenuous advertising can lure in claimants with questionable or exaggerated claims, flooding the courts with frivolous cases.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Paris said this protest must be mailed or faxed, though, and advised claimants not to send a message in MiWAM.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Deadline can reveal that the claimants, represented by law firm Edwin Coe, have filed a High Court complaint citing copyright and design right concerns.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
When that work dries up, claimants rise.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Eligible claimants can file online at the official website.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Some were filed by individual claimants, others by estates, said Marin County Counsel Brian Washington.
—Cameron MacDonald, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
Eligible claimants will have until July 23, 2026, to submit the forms.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
Disingenuous advertising can lure in claimants with questionable or exaggerated claims, flooding the courts with frivolous cases.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Paris said this protest must be mailed or faxed, though, and advised claimants not to send a message in MiWAM.
—Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Deadline can reveal that the claimants, represented by law firm Edwin Coe, have filed a High Court complaint citing copyright and design right concerns.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
When that work dries up, claimants rise.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Eligible claimants can file online at the official website.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claimants
heirs
Noun
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Brown and O’Neill cast themselves less as Sandberg’s heirs than as her apostates.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Those market fluctuations have not impacted the museum, which acquired many important pieces when they were originally made, and later received donations from artists or their heirs.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Claimants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimants. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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