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claiming

ADJECTIVE

pressing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute compelling critical crucial demanding dire immediate imperative insistent serious vital

STRONG

burning constraining crying distressing exacting forcing instant obliging requiring

WEAK

clamant clamorous exigent heat-on high-priority hurry-up importunate life-and-death

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dull inessential optional trivial uncritical unimportant

WEAK

insignificant

NOUN

challenge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

objection protest test threat

STRONG

confrontation dare defiance demanding demur interrogation provocation remonstrance trial ultimatum

WEAK

summons to contest

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acceptance

STRONG

peace

WEAK

agree answer decide win

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With a trial due to take place, James repeatedly spoke for John to say he could not attend hearings for medical reasons, at one point claiming John had suffered a number of "mini-strokes".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Trump left China on Friday claiming he had negotiated "fantastic" trade deals, including a commitment for Beijing to purchase 200 Boeing aeroplanes as well as US oil and soybeans.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

As Trump was speaking, there were 73.6 million people claiming Social Security, Supplemental Security Income or both.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“People love to manufacture the drama of pretending that I’m claiming it,” Parsons says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

From what she’d seen on television, guilty people usually started off claiming to be innocent.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

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