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
Pioneer Press has also reached out to the Libertyville school districts as an unverified current town name being floated by claimants.
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Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The winning numbers from Wednesday's draw—9, 12, 22, 41, 61 and Powerball 25—produced several million-dollar winners but no jackpot claimants.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The above proposal would incentivize claimants to name the league or the Commissioner as a party to avoid arbitrating in front of the Commissioner.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Some claimants are entitled to both, and could receive up to $7,500 if their data was compromised in both breaches.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Eligible claimants can file online at the official website.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
In January 2024, the average monthly retirement benefit for Social Security claimants was $1,907.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
In one line of cases, the justices said churches and religious claimants are entitled to equal state benefits, including grants to pay for playgrounds at a church school or tuition grants for parents to send children to religious schools.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
As a condition of the bankruptcy filings, these companies created trust funds to pay out compensation on claims for active and future claimants.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The winning numbers from Wednesday's draw—9, 12, 22, 41, 61 and Powerball 25—produced several million-dollar winners but no jackpot claimants.
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
The above proposal would incentivize claimants to name the league or the Commissioner as a party to avoid arbitrating in front of the Commissioner.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Some claimants are entitled to both, and could receive up to $7,500 if their data was compromised in both breaches.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Eligible claimants can file online at the official website.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
In January 2024, the average monthly retirement benefit for Social Security claimants was $1,907.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
In one line of cases, the justices said churches and religious claimants are entitled to equal state benefits, including grants to pay for playgrounds at a church school or tuition grants for parents to send children to religious schools.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
As a condition of the bankruptcy filings, these companies created trust funds to pay out compensation on claims for active and future claimants.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claimants
heirs
Noun
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Excluding The Next Generation Shielding heirs from financial discussions and then expecting stewardship later rarely works.—
Ellie Perlman,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Families usually come to him when the next generation has little interest in taking over the ranch or the heirs can’t come to an agreement.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Claimants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claimants. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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