claws back

A form of claw back — To recover or retake, with great effort, something that was lost, often by a government or official agency.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of claw back
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APA

claws back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claws%20back

MLA

“claws back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claws%20back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “claws back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claws%20back.

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