CLAWS Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

claws

verb

present tense third-person singular of claw

as in burrows

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as in lacerates

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To keep the body of water a lake and an effective flood-control tool, Great Parks periodically dredges to remove excess sediment at the bottom of the lake.

— Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026

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Amendment 3 cuts only those taxes, imposing a $150,000 homestead tax exemption in 2027 rising to $250,000 the following year.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Planned cuts to the public university system, which represents a near-universal point of pride in the crisis-prone country, sent students into the streets.

— Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of cuts

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And each time, a fireman or a police officer comes over and shovels the remains into a white plastic bucket and carries it away.

— Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
Vikings Hall of Famer John Randle equated Ryan to the person, cloaked head to foot in soot, who shovels coal into a train engine without the passengers ever seeing his face.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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