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noun

as in confiscation

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verb

present participle of claim
1
as in alleging
to state as a fact usually forcefully people who claim that they have been kidnapped by aliens from other worlds

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2
as in demanding
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority after many years had passed, he suddenly appeared to claim his inheritance

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3
as in destroying
to deprive of life cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year

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4
as in requiring
to have as a requirement caring for her three small children claims virtually all of her time

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Recent Examples of claiming
Noun
Imagine a nation where, for the residents, land is for the claiming. — Robert Smith, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026 Friday’s moves The Panthers moved on from Bailey partially due to the claiming of Hayes on Friday. — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026 Individuals must analyze their unique circumstances and political outlook to determine the best claiming strategy. — Steve Vernon, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 This sophisticated and precisely accurate algorithm helps individuals — and spouses — decide on their family’s best claiming strategy. — Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026 Then there are optional claiming races, which mix allowance conditions with the option to run a horse for a claiming price. — Neil Greenberg, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Other requirements seek to prevent double-counting of credits, double-claiming, and conflicts of interest, such as the verification body being owned by the carbon credit producer. — Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026 To teach these fixtures of Asian American literature is thus to explain their political projects—a claiming of America that was an imperative then, if awkwardly nationalistic and settler colonialist now—while helping students also to hold the texts accountable. — Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Verb
Miss Manners remembers when banks started claiming to be their clients’ friends. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026 Depending on state policy, parents may be able to opt out of certain or all vaccines by claiming an exemption for medical, religious or philosophical reasons. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026 Why does someone with Black or brown skin have to have some super human quality—like claiming to run 30 marathons in 35 days—to gain entry into one of these institutions? — Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026 The Transportation Department insisted that this was all above board, claiming, among other things, that the road trip was official business and that Duffy had folded in relevant work meetings. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2026 If someone calls claiming to be from your bank and asks for one, hang up. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The Stallion Fire, which started two days later, is now 98% contained after claiming just over 40,000 acres. — Maria Godoy, NPR, 23 Aug. 2026 The 2017 sketch sees Matt Damon claiming to be the father of Kimmel’s child with wife Molly McNearney, and Povich was supposed to adjudicate the dispute. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026 The Dolphins filled that open spot with a roster addition announced at halftime, claiming cornerback Jai’Onte’ McMillan off waivers from the Indianapolis Colts McMillan is an undrafted rookie out of Minnesota. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for claiming
  1. confiscation
  2. alleging
  3. demanding
  4. destroying
  5. requiring
  6. acquisition
  7. insisting
  8. requesting
Noun
  • Capital Flight Begins At Home Capital flight usually evokes money leaving a country ahead of devaluation, confiscation, or political disorder.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Use strong-arm tactics, such as the confiscation of old ballots, to intimidate officials and possibly serve as a dress rehearsal for federal muscle-flexing in future elections.
    — James Robenalt, Vanity Fair, 27 July 2026
Definition of confiscation
Verb
  • The group of seven lost their lawsuit against the publisher last month after alleging that the publications unlawfully gathered information for their reporting.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The timing is combustible The launch lands weeks after Apple sued OpenAI, alleging theft of trade secrets and confidential information about upcoming products.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleging
Verb
  • Lanterns wastes little time explaining this backstory ad nauseam and instead creates an immediately inviting dynamic between him and Hal, who comes to him demanding information on Manhunters.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The president said Russia’s principal objective remained the Konstantynivka-Sloviansk-Kramatorsk axis and that Moscow was still demanding Ukraine withdraw from the Donbas region as a condition for a settlement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • The show was filmed across Northern Ireland, and the weather proved to be brutal, with the rain constantly destroying sets that had to be rebuilt.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Ukrainian defenders repelled the attack and posted video footage of their kamikaze drone strikes destroying at least seven T-72B3A tanks, including some that carried the Arena-M system, according to Euromaidan Press.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • Gobillard hopes to complete the harvest at the estate in about nine days, a job requiring around 120 workers recruited mostly from across France and Poland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Projects expected to have significant regional impacts are required to go through the DRI process to help local governments with infrastructure planning, but the agency only began requiring that large solar projects participate last year.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of requiring
Noun
  • For the Heat, the Thompson acquisition is part of an offseason whirlwind that comes in the wake of a fourth consecutive trip to the NBA’s play-in round and the Heat’s first playoff absence in seven seasons.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The New Capital-Allocation Discipline The era of free money encouraged companies to chase growth, acquisitions and financial engineering because cash carried enormous opportunity cost.
    — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of acquisition
Verb
  • The Prussian within us wants to force everything into the open, insisting that anyone with nothing to hide should be willing to put everything on display.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, airlines are insisting on custom designs to stand out.
    — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisting
Verb
  • Supermicro has also been subpoenaed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, with staff requesting documents related to customers, including the customer that was the subject of the allegations in the indictment.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Since the whistleblower complaints were filed, Ramsey claims city staff has retaliated against him by requesting extensive records concerning a police use-of-force incident from years prior and investigating several complaints against him.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of requesting

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“Claiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claiming. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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