claws

verb

present tense third-person singular of claw
1
as in burrows

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as in lacerates

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  1. dredges
  2. cuts
  3. shovels
Verb
  • To keep the body of water a lake and an effective flood-control tool, Great Parks periodically dredges to remove excess sediment at the bottom of the lake.
    — Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of dredges
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  • Limiting it to households with wealth under $500,000 — about 70% of Americans — cuts that to $190 billion.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Maribeth cuts her eyes over at me to see how all this is landing.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of cuts
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  • And each time, a fireman or a police officer comes over and shovels the remains into a white plastic bucket and carries it away.
    — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Vikings Hall of Famer John Randle equated Ryan to the person, cloaked head to foot in soot, who shovels coal into a train engine without the passengers ever seeing his face.
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of shovels
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“Claws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claws. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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