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claims

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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Had the 2025 claims proven correct, they would have overturned that landmark discovery and called into question nearly 30 years of cosmological research.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

"These claims are entirely false, malicious, and a complete distortion of reality," he adds.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Lead author Dr. Phil Wiseman of the University of Southampton said the controversy that emerged after the 2025 claims stemmed from a misunderstanding of the data rather than a problem with the universe itself.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

But the agreement preserved Lively’s ability to seek attorneys fees and damages under California Civil Code Section 47.1, a relatively new statute designed to shield sexual harassment and assault accusers from retaliatory defamation claims.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Despite claims to the contrary, Corkhill said, the assassin was completely sane.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow