claws

Definition of clawsnext
present tense third-person singular of claw
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Verb
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Verb
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  • Meta cuts 8,000 workers Welp, Meta is once again eliminating jobs in light of its massive spending on artificial intelligence.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • For hours under the blistering sun, Raúl Servín shovels and digs his way through days filled with pain, hope and usually frustration.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Lewis, of Madison, shovels snow during a blizzard, March 16, 2026 in Madison, Wisconsin.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Claws.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/claws. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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