1
as in alleges
to state as a fact usually forcefully
people who claim that they have been kidnapped by aliens from other worlds
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2
as in demands
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
after many years had passed, he suddenly appeared to claim his inheritance
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3
as in destroys
to deprive of life
cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year
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as in needs
to have as a requirement
caring for her three small children claims virtually all of her time
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as in rights
an entitlement to something
I'm announcing my claim to that last slice of pizza
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as in interests
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
a shareholder has a claim in the business
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3
as in declarations
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
Galileo's claim that the moon has a very irregular surface and thus is not the perfect sphere that the ancients had imagined
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as in requests
something that someone insists upon having
young children make great claims on their parents' time
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Recent Examples of claims
Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
The study also claims that the ASW system could reduce a submarine’s chance of escape to just 5 percent, meaning only one in 20 would likely evade detection and attack.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
No decision has been made yet whether to use 400V or 800V architecture, although Davey claims 400V is more likely for cost and supply chain availability reasons.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Cal Fire claims to manage half of Jackson to promote such old-forest conditions.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Unemployment claims increased sharply.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Prize claims less than $600 do not require a claim form.
—Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Sep. 2025
Bourne attempts to help Simon Ross (Paddy Considine), an English journalist who claims to have information about Blackbriar, Treadstone’s successor program, but succeeds only in getting CIA assassins on their tails.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
About 3,000 Peruvians live there yet Colombia also claims the island.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Consensus estimates suggest that the weekly claims will revert to roughly the four-week average level this week, as the spike last week was primarily due to filings in Texas.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
But claims of life on Mars are extraordinary, and verifying them requires extraordinary evidence.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
The defamation case has been delayed while the time for an appeal of the underlying claims runs its course.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
It’s been over two years since Facebook users were able to file claims in Meta’s December 2022 settlement.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Separately, weekly jobless claims jumped to their highest in nearly four years.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Representatives for James have called the fraud claims made against her politically motivated and false.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
Report suspicious charges to your insurer right away – unfamiliar claims could mean someone is trying to use your benefits.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination, Republicans on Sunday criticized some Democrats, suggesting language used by them contributed to Kirk's killing, claims that Democrats rejected.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
The study also claims that the ASW system could reduce a submarine’s chance of escape to just 5 percent, meaning only one in 20 would likely evade detection and attack.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Sep. 2025
No decision has been made yet whether to use 400V or 800V architecture, although Davey claims 400V is more likely for cost and supply chain availability reasons.
—James Morris, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Cal Fire claims to manage half of Jackson to promote such old-forest conditions.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Unemployment claims increased sharply.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Prize claims less than $600 do not require a claim form.
—Nicole Young, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Sep. 2025
Bourne attempts to help Simon Ross (Paddy Considine), an English journalist who claims to have information about Blackbriar, Treadstone’s successor program, but succeeds only in getting CIA assassins on their tails.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Sep. 2025
About 3,000 Peruvians live there yet Colombia also claims the island.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
Trump is a man of many hats Immigration has become the dominant political issue in Britain, eclipsing concerns over a faltering economy, as the country faces a record number of asylum claims.
—Vitalii Yalahuzian, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Consensus estimates suggest that the weekly claims will revert to roughly the four-week average level this week, as the spike last week was primarily due to filings in Texas.
—Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
But claims of life on Mars are extraordinary, and verifying them requires extraordinary evidence.
—David W. Brown, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
The defamation case has been delayed while the time for an appeal of the underlying claims runs its course.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
It’s been over two years since Facebook users were able to file claims in Meta’s December 2022 settlement.
—Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
Separately, weekly jobless claims jumped to their highest in nearly four years.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
Representatives for James have called the fraud claims made against her politically motivated and false.
—Robert Faturechi, ProPublica, 6 Sep. 2025
Report suspicious charges to your insurer right away – unfamiliar claims could mean someone is trying to use your benefits.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claims
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The lawsuit alleges Patel acknowledged to Driscoll that firing FBI agents without cause would violate internal FBI rules and probably federal law as well.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Being your own boss, after all, demands the managing of finances, operations, marketing, and human resources.—
Samantha Dewalt,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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And this demands accountability now.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Producing traditional paper destroys trees and is resource-intensive, requiring up to 13 liters of water for every page made.—
Sandy Ong,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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In those situations, the team typically takes the potentially explosive item to a remote area and destroys it, just to be safe, Putthoff said.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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London desperately needs that at a time when British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his ministers have been accused of harming business sentiment and investment with recent tax rises.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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Rhodes needs a heel run at some point in the next year or two.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Iran has executed a man accused of spying for Israel, Iranian state media reported, after the rights group Amnesty International said the man, Babak Shahbazi, had been sentenced to death in an unfair trial marred by allegations of torture.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This event will kick off the network and wrestling promotion’s new rights deal.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Kate Marshall of the Plaza District Council told the neighborhood committee that the ownership group has the Plaza’s better interests at heart and is invested in preserving the Plaza’s character while keeping developments within its iconic style.—
Chris Higgins,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
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Over a quarter-century, national interests shift and foreign alliances change.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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State and local officials can issue emergency declarations to immediately mobilize local resources and implement emergency plans.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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According to several declarations, many of the minors who immigration attorneys and advocates believe are being targeted for removal have pending immigration proceedings.—
Laura Romero,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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The program is accepting, reviewing, and processing new enrollment applications and certification requests, according to HHS, and any information ban was lifted in February.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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But Miller said Wake County officials for nearly a decade refused her requests to have her kids reevaluated.—
Fred Clasen-Kelly,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Claims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claims. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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