Thesaurus results for FOB OFF

fob off

verb

as in to wish

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable people who try to fob off to charities broken-down furniture that is fit only for the junkyard

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Recent Examples of fob off Whether out of pride, ideological zeal or an instinct to haggle for even the tiniest advantage, Iranian leaders will be tempted to stall — to drag out negotiations, fob off the U.S. with flashy promises and try to trip up their American counterparts in highly technical details. —

Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 26 Feb. 2026 Your potential clients are terrified of being sold the dream then fobbed off to a junior team member. —

Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025 While attempting to film his daughter's dance, Miguel Angel Michel, 66, couldn't control his feet and eventually fobbed off his phone altogether, earning 4.2 million views on TikTok. —

Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025 Not only does Israel not have spare luxury jets lying around to fob off on the American president, but the country took nine years to retrofit and launch its own version of Air Force One, and the process was a national fiasco. —

Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025 But despite previous transparency around the cost-cutting measures, employees inquiring about how the budget cuts have impacted their performance review will now be fobbed off. —

Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023 Most chose instead to fob off the hard decisions to central bankers. —

William Pesek, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021

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When Beijing wishes to shape the outcome of a transaction, signal displeasure, or slow the advance of foreign competitors in strategic sectors, antitrust enforcement has proven an effective tool.

— Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
There’s an Observatory for those wishing to stargaze (beautiful), and there is also The Den—a fun space for children to play and enjoy their visit (think Lego room, fancy dress, giant keyboard).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Apr. 2026