Claim
Claim verb - To state as a fact usually forcefully.
Usage example: people who claim that they have been kidnapped by aliens from other worlds
Reject
Reject verb - To declare not to be true.
Usage example: I reject the claim that I have ever lied about that
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Both words in one sentence
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Could Say It, But...: Bob does this with a woman trying to claim her insurance, when his boss wants him to reject as many claims as possible.
- The constitutional crisis is caused by a lack of stable/generally accepted leadership that allows many somewhat powerfull politicians to either claim leadership for themselves or reject the leadership of someone else.
Source: Suddenly Significant Rule -
The district attorney, while sympathetic to Wade's case, is nevertheless compelled by the evidence to reject his claim of self-defense and he pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter, for which he gets three years in prison.
Source: Film / Felon
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Reject and Claim. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/reject
Claim & Reject. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/reject>.
Reject or Claim. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/claim/reject.
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