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lay claim to

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claim v.
deserve v.

VERB

claim

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 pick up pop the question stake out

Antonyms

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abandon answer deny desert disbelieve forsake give quit reject repudiate stop

STRONG

conceal hide

WEAK

disclaim question

VERB

deserve

Synonyms

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earn gain get justify merit warrant win

STRONG

demand procure rate

WEAK

be given one's due be in line for be worthy of get comeuppance get what is coming to one have it coming have the right to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fail forfeit lose miss pass spend

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lay claim to

To my knowledge, Carney’s creator is neither crook nor salesman, but Whitehead can lay claim to those other two mantles.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Contemporary nations like Iran, Armenia, and Egypt can lay claim to being built on very old civilizations, but you could point out discontinuities and lapses in sovereignty in their histories that complicate the argument.

From Slate ● Jul. 4, 2026

One of the few stocks that can lay claim to outperforming Nvidia has done it again.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026

Sixth-tier Macclesfield could lay claim to having produced the greatest shock in the FA Cup's 155-year history.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026

By the time the owner’s representatives arrived to lay claim to what remained, much damage had been done.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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