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as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
people who claim that they have been kidnapped by aliens from other worlds
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as in to demand
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority
after many years had passed, he suddenly appeared to claim his inheritance
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as in to destroy
to deprive of life
cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year
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as in to need
to have as a requirement
caring for her three small children claims virtually all of her time
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as in right
an entitlement to something
I'm announcing my claim to that last slice of pizza
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as in stake
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 assertion
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 request
something that someone insists upon having
young children make great claims on their parents' time
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Recent Examples of claim
Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Take these steps to claim the best promotion in your state.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Or Russia’s claim to be the guardian of traditional, conservative values while demanding respect for its dominance over its neighbors.
—Michael Miklaucic, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Then they were targeted by scammers, who claimed they were sent to tow the car.
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Both Lively and Baldoni have claimed the footage bolsters their respective claims.
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The government insisted there was no evidence that the AP had been harmed irreparably.—
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Public officials who insisted such efforts were impossible, in an instant, demonstrated that a cleaner, safer city was always within reach.—
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With the lawsuit, Poole and Cartwright’s father, Michael Cartwright, demand a jury trial.—
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Employees and consumers will demand open communication, ethical AI practices and leaders sharing their decisions and reasoning.—
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Af Klint edited her own notebooks later in life, rewriting or destroying entire passages and exorcising biographical details.—
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Helicopters dumped water over a burning forest in South Korea Thursday as fire crews struggled to contain the country's worst-ever wildfires, which have killed 28 people, forced at least 37,800 to flee their homes and destroyed thousands of structures and vehicles.—
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Jones will need to undoubtedly run a personal best in the 100-meters to walk home with $100,000.—
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Those grasping hopefuls will need to busy themselves elsewhere.—
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Bell recently acquired content rights for the Toronto Maple Leafs last September in a 20-year deal.—
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While his Hybrid sets, which are impressive in their own rights, are a combination of him DJing and using electronic components, his Evolution performance is a live set with no DJing whatsoever.—
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At stake are not just our voices, but the fundamental civil liberties of all.—
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David Blitzer is in advanced talks to sell control stakes in Salt Lake City’s two main soccer teams—MLS’ Real Salt Lake and the NWSL’s Utah Royals—according to multiple people familiar with the talks.—
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But, characteristic of Schliemann’s assertions, there was little hard evidence to back up his sweeping claims.—
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Washington is in a tizzy over Donald Trump's sweeping assertions of executive power, often at the behest of Elon Musk, an influential private citizen who decidedly lacks public office.—
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Representatives for Ventura and Combs have not responded to PEOPLE's request for comment.—
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Brooks, who is now retired, didn’t respond to the Herald’s requests for an interview.—
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“Claim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claim. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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