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noun

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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 request
something that someone insists upon having young children make great claims on their parents' time

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How does the verb claim contrast with its synonyms?

Some common synonyms of claim are demand, exact, and require. While all these words mean "to ask or call for something as due or as necessary," claim implies a demand for the delivery or concession of something due as one's own or one's right.

claimed the right to manage his own affairs

In what contexts can demand take the place of claim?

The synonyms demand and claim are sometimes interchangeable, but demand implies peremptoriness and insistence and often the right to make requests that are to be regarded as commands.

demanded payment of the debt

When would exact be a good substitute for claim?

The words exact and claim are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, exact implies not only demanding but getting what one demands.

exacts absolute loyalty

Where would require be a reasonable alternative to claim?

In some situations, the words require and claim are roughly equivalent. However, require suggests the imperativeness that arises from inner necessity, compulsion of law or regulation, or the exigencies of the situation.

the patient requires constant attention

Examples of claim in a Sentence

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Though the oracle also claims to boast connections to Pythagoras and Alexander the Great, Beard deems this implausible. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Oct. 2024 The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of Florida court on Wednesday, alleges Cooper falsely claimed Megan Thee Stallion was not shot and had a drinking problem. Conor Murray, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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When a judge ordered experts to inspect the claims, Dr. Bruce Gage, then chief of psychiatry for the Washington State Department of Corrections, found multiple problems. Christopher Damien, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024 Far-right groups like The Heritage Foundation have heavily pushed misleading claims that trans athletes pose a safety risk to cis competitors, a talking point which ramped up, especially after this summer’s Olympic boxing firestorm. Samantha Riedel, Them, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for claim 

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“Claim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claim. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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