Claim
Claim noun - A solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something.
Usage example: Galileo's claim that the moon has a very irregular surface and thus is not the perfect sphere that the ancients had imagined
Question
Question noun - An interrogative expression often used to test knowledge.
How words are described
| good | good claim | good question |
| particular | particular claim | particular question |
| better | better claim | better question |
| similar | similar claim | similar question |
| Other adjectives: common, right, original, reasonable, legitimate, single, stupid, actual, real, serious, main, major, silly, given, final, next, last, previous, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- However, given this, any attempt by a customer to claim on the deal could be denied as the cashier could claim they would have asked the question in the future.
Source: Loophole Abuse / Real Life -
A reliable indicator of critical special pleading for genre works is to claim that they "transcend the genre" - which usually means instead that the critic in question has transcended their snobbery.
Source: Sci-Fi Ghetto -
Berserk Button: Do not question their integrity or claim all they write are Fanservice articles.
Source: Podcast / Talkradar
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