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Rank | Letters | Answer | Clue | |
1 | 99% | 10 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 38% | 7 | Logical fallacy in which a claim is rejected by criticizing the person making the claim instead of the claim itself | |
3 | 34% | 8 | A claim, right, or title in something | |
Claim Or Title To Something Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "PRETENSION" which means:
- noun
- • A false or unsupportable quality
- • The advancing of a claim
- • The quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) verb
- • To apply tension to an object before some other event or process.
- • To apply tension to reinforcing strands before concrete is poured in.
An example sentence would be:
- • "He spoke with pretension, trying to impress everyone in the room."
- • "The author's writing had a certain pretension that made it difficult to connect with."
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New York Times29 Jul 1989 | Across 53 | |
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