as in wished
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 fobbed off
Your potential clients are terrified of being sold the dream then fobbed off to a junior team member.
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Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fobbed off
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That it was revealed just weeks before the NFL Draft, however, should set off an alarm that somebody, somewhere wants to tank Bain’s draft stock, especially considering that his charges were later dropped and the victim’s family already wished the standout Cane well.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Clinton thanked him and wished the Cowboys a happy draft day.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Hezbollah fighters have also inflicted significant casualties on invading Israeli forces.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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For Iran, long-term pain inflicted upon it – such as recent strikes on civilian infrastructure and its industrial base – will foster the same pain for the Gulf, region, and world.—
Alexander Langlois,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
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Davis was sentenced Thursday by Lake County Judge Christopher Lombardo, who imposed a 42-year sentence for murder plus a 25-year enhancement for the use of a firearm.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Both OpenAI and Anthropic have hiked prices and imposed rate limits to manage surging demand.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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Sure enough, a member of the security team snagged the jersey, and it was passed off to a man who admired the jersey sitting in the ride behind Leo.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The original movie was passed off as a documentary on death, but paired mostly staged violence with real footage taken at murder scenes and accident sites, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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While other firms have trimmed entry-level hiring as AI takes over the admin tasks normally palmed off to younger workers, EY is actively investing in early-career talent.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
1 Apr. 2026
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If her gait, as such, is being foisted on the audience for its box office appeal, permit me to suggest a reconsideration toward something more within the realm of natural.—
Joshua John Miller,
Vanity Fair,
9 Apr. 2026
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This often takes away from the point the film is trying to make, about the suspicions foisted upon innocent West Asians (Amir and Jahan’s background is left intentionally ambiguous).—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Fobbed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fobbed%20off. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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