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claim

[kleym] / kleɪm /
NOUN
property, right demanded or reserved
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allegation application assertion call case demand interest petition plea request requirement suit
STRONG
affirmation birthright counterclaim declaration dibs due entreaty lien part postulation prerogative pretense pretension privilege profession protestation reclamation requisition title ultimatum
Antonyms
STRONGEST
answer reply
STRONG
denial honesty truth
VERB
demand, maintain property or right
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allege ask assert believe call for challenge collect declare defend hold insist need take
STRONG
adduce advance exact hit justify knock postulate pretend profess pronounce require requisition solicit uphold vindicate
WEAK
have dibs on something hit up hold out for lay claim to pick up pop the question stake out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon answer deny desert disbelieve forsake give quit reject repudiate stop
STRONG
conceal hide
WEAK
disclaim question

Example Sentences

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A spokesperson for Cohen told The Times her office is using media to get out the word about unclaimed funds and has digitized the claim system.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Tens of millions of Americans might be eligible to claim refunds from the IRS because of a federal-court decision that said many pandemic-era tax deadlines didn’t actually apply.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Buzzard-Quashie is pursuing a seven-figure damages claim against the force for assault and wrongful arrest.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Others claim he has called himself the “most powerful person to ever live,” and privately compares himself to Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

As sleep began to claim me, I wondered what the point of life was.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

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