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Synonyms

lay claim to

Idioms  

  1. Assert one's right to or ownership of, as in “What claim lays she to thee?” (Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors, 3:2). [Late 1500s] Also see stake a claim.

Example Sentences

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One of the few stocks that can lay claim to outperforming Nvidia has done it again.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

He told senior U.S. officials that if his company couldn’t pump oil in Venezuela, China would do so instead and lay claim to the region’s oil riches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

With 15 perfect darts, it can lay claim to be the greatest leg in the history of the tournament.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025

They also generally had no income of their own, because their parents lay claim to any wages they earned for work.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025

There's an international treaty saying no country can lay claim to anything that's not on Earth.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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