claims

Part of Speech:

All (2) Noun (1) Verb (1)

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property, right demanded or reserved n.
demand, maintain property or right v.

NOUN

property, right demanded or reserved

Synonyms

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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

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answer reply

STRONG

denial honesty truth

VERB

demand, maintain property or right

Synonyms

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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

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claims

It could also face compensation claims from other clubs.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

Zhykovych now claims she was living a double-life, working with him as an agent "against Muscovy" – meaning Russia.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

This is the third insurer the county has targeted over its January 2025 claims handling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

U.S. jobless claims fell to 197,000 in the week through Oct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Initially, Halley supported Hevelius’s claims, reporting back that his positions obtained with open sights really were as good as he claimed.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin