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
One manager, in a 2024 email, expressed concern that allowing people to fight overpayment decisions would hurt the department’s efforts to recover money from claimants.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
More than two years after the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, a civil trial is set to begin Monday for claimants who have not yet reached settlements with the owner and operator of the cargo ship involved in the disaster.
—Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Legal representation may help some claimants better assess long-term expenses and negotiate with insurers when disputes arise.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
How much money could claimants receive?
—Connor Greene, Time, 27 May 2026
After reviewing public accounts and legal documents and interviews with more than a dozen lawyers and immigrants, The Times found that claimants from across the country are seeking at least $260 million.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Fake submissions and repeat claimants create inefficiencies and reduce the effectiveness of marketing investments.
—Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
But objectors maintain that lawyers’ pay should reflect the total number of claimants, not the total amount in the settlement fund.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
By February — when ALH’s attorney was telling claimants there was little money left in the company’s coffers to repay them — many former customers had found one another online.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
More than two years after the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, a civil trial is set to begin Monday for claimants who have not yet reached settlements with the owner and operator of the cargo ship involved in the disaster.
—Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 31 May 2026
Legal representation may help some claimants better assess long-term expenses and negotiate with insurers when disputes arise.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 27 May 2026
How much money could claimants receive?
—Connor Greene, Time, 27 May 2026
After reviewing public accounts and legal documents and interviews with more than a dozen lawyers and immigrants, The Times found that claimants from across the country are seeking at least $260 million.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Fake submissions and repeat claimants create inefficiencies and reduce the effectiveness of marketing investments.
—Arnold Sotelo, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
But objectors maintain that lawyers’ pay should reflect the total number of claimants, not the total amount in the settlement fund.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
By February — when ALH’s attorney was telling claimants there was little money left in the company’s coffers to repay them — many former customers had found one another online.
—Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claimants
heirs
Noun
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The heirs feel the weight of it early.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
1 June 2026
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An 1888 Paul Cézanne watercolor of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire, featured in the Fondation Beyeler‘s recent exhibition dedicated to the artist, once belonged to a Jewish collector whose heirs are mounting a case to prove it was lost due to persecution during the Nazi era, reports the Art Newspaper.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
27 May 2026
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“Claimants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimants. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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