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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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
Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
The account may remain frozen temporarily A bank generally won't immediately reverse a freeze simply because the account holder claims a mistake was made.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Through a series of cinematic contrivances, Tess borrows Katharine’s skirt suit, claims due credit for her business sense, and wins the affections of Katharine’s financier boyfriend (Harrison Ford).
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Patagonia claims that Pattie Gonia broke that agreement by starting to produce clothes in 2024 and filing for trademarks last year, which the brand says left it no choice but to file a trademark infringement suit.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 15 June 2026
The Rise of An AI-Native Global Creator Network For a young company, AhaCreator claims its system can replace up to 80–90% of the traditional workflow and is already taking that impact into a global scale.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The family claims Roblox's recommendation systems, communication features, and lack of meaningful age-verification safeguards helped facilitate the abuse.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Continue reading … GLOVES OFF — Fired '60 Minutes' veteran rips new bosses as incompetent, claims pro-Trump bias.
—FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
The school claims that Sorsby breached an 18-month NIL agreement with the school by transferring to Texas Tech earlier this year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
According to the Comcast settlement website, the settlement is now open for claims, and current or former customers who received a breach notification from Comcast in December 2023 may be eligible for a payout.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 14 June 2026
That included dismissing all claims against the Herald defendants and Mayor Wu.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
Though Verbund did invest in a start-up using agents for grid optimization, there was no evidence of the above claims.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
However, in June 2025, a federal judge dismissed Baldoni's countersuit, ruling that many of the statements at issue were legally protected and that the claims did not meet the legal standards required to proceed.
—Janelle Ash , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Verb
The suit claims Banks was prepared for a fair comeuppance, but ultimately the former supermodel felt hoodwinked.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026
The account may remain frozen temporarily A bank generally won't immediately reverse a freeze simply because the account holder claims a mistake was made.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Through a series of cinematic contrivances, Tess borrows Katharine’s skirt suit, claims due credit for her business sense, and wins the affections of Katharine’s financier boyfriend (Harrison Ford).
—Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
Patagonia claims that Pattie Gonia broke that agreement by starting to produce clothes in 2024 and filing for trademarks last year, which the brand says left it no choice but to file a trademark infringement suit.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 15 June 2026
The Rise of An AI-Native Global Creator Network For a young company, AhaCreator claims its system can replace up to 80–90% of the traditional workflow and is already taking that impact into a global scale.
—Vivian Toh, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
The family claims Roblox's recommendation systems, communication features, and lack of meaningful age-verification safeguards helped facilitate the abuse.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 14 June 2026
Continue reading … GLOVES OFF — Fired '60 Minutes' veteran rips new bosses as incompetent, claims pro-Trump bias.
—FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026
The school claims that Sorsby breached an 18-month NIL agreement with the school by transferring to Texas Tech earlier this year.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 June 2026
Noun
Draper contested the claims and denied all wrongdoing and criticized the Commission on Judicial Performance.
—Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026
According to the Comcast settlement website, the settlement is now open for claims, and current or former customers who received a breach notification from Comcast in December 2023 may be eligible for a payout.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 14 June 2026
That included dismissing all claims against the Herald defendants and Mayor Wu.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 14 June 2026
Though Verbund did invest in a start-up using agents for grid optimization, there was no evidence of the above claims.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 14 June 2026
However, in June 2025, a federal judge dismissed Baldoni's countersuit, ruling that many of the statements at issue were legally protected and that the claims did not meet the legal standards required to proceed.
—Janelle Ash , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claims
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The government alleges the couple made about $244,550 off their trading scheme.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
11 Dec. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges that after receiving more than two dozen drinks from crew members, the man became disoriented and agitated while trying to find his room.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
11 Dec. 2025
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Tate McRae demands, her hips circling, dark-blond hair flipping.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
11 Dec. 2025
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Ukraine will not cede territory in the Donbas that Russia has not conquered, as the Kremlin demands.—
Thomas Graham,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Dec. 2025
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But when a fire destroys part of Al’s home and a hard drive goes missing, mistrust begins to breed between the two, drawing in Peck’s teenage daughter Sara and threatening to undo both their relationship and their role in a larger criminal enterprise.—
Erik Pedersen,
Oc Register,
7 Aug. 2025
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During the surgery, the doctor cuts, clips, or destroys a part of the nerve pathway that controls sweating in your hands.—
Brandi Jones,
Health,
30 July 2025
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There’s a lot of repairing and resolution that needs to happen in this final episode, but luckily things start strong with Liz and Jo-Ellen pulling each other aside to talk things through on the beach.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
15 June 2026
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The verdict was delivered amid difficult personal circumstances for Mette-Marit, Hoiby’s mother, who needs a lung transplant for pulmonary fibrosis.—
Reuters,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Trump’s move to restrain states’ actions on AI drew criticism from members of both political parties and civil liberties and consumer rights groups who worried that banning state regulation would amount to a gift to AI giants, who enjoy little to no oversight.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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The demonstration, which had been previously organized by a hodgepodge of activist groups after weeks of negotiations with local authorities, was otherwise peaceful — with environmentalists, women’s rights advocates, supporters of Palestinians and foes of imperialism, fascism and capitalism.—
Jamey Keaten,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Inevitably the interests of CTA’s teachers and those of SEIU-UHW’s health care workers have collided since there’s only so much money to go around unless taxes of some kind are increased.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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In that environment, this small contingent of Italian forces may well make Italy the only actor in a position to negotiate for Western interests in the area.—
Kaitlyn Rabe,
The Conversation,
16 June 2026
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For one thing, the tradition of slow-as-you-go diplomacy, of meticulous meetings by aides to hash out the details before the principals meet, has been replaced by sweeping declarations from the top − often streamed live to the world and updated in real time on Truth Social.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Other collaborators of Costner, who worked on the Western movie’s scene in question, also filed declarations asking the court to dismiss LaBella’s case.—
Jack Smart,
People.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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But the Sheriff’s Department has continued to deny the commission’s requests, citing the advice of the office of county counsel.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Per the Copilot content security policy, Bing is among the sites permitted to send such requests.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
16 June 2026
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“Claims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claims. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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