Claim and Kill off

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Claim verb - To deprive of life.

Usage example: cancer claims hundreds of thousands of Americans each year

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Kill off and claim are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Kill off" instead a verb "Claim".

Nearby Words: claimed, claiming, claimant

Kill off verb - Kill en masse; kill on a large scale; kill many.

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Claim and kill off are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Claim" instead a verb "Kill off".

Mad Emperor Yuri of Barrayar from the Vorkosigan Saga attempted to kill off everyone else who might have a claim to the Imperium, but he missed Aral Vorkosigan.

Source: Nice Job Breaking It, Herod!
The Leader and Ultron claim to be "saving the world" by causing destruction and wanting to kill off the human race.

Source: Dark Messiah
The king of Saillune is an old man (Who never actually appears on screen), and various members of the Royal Family are trying to kill off Prince Philionel, the Heir Apparent so that they can claim the throne.

Source: King on His Deathbed

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