Thesaurus results for FOBBED OFF

fobbed off

verb

past tense of fob off

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. — Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025

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Kate also wished Fery a happy birthday and handed him a birthday card from the family.

— Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Artists moved in and created a milieu of pragmatism and imagination felt to this day, though a series of renovations had made this particular apartment feel more modern than Lesnoff-Rocard would have wished.

— Felix Wagner, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2026

Definition of wished

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And if so, is this advantage proportionate to the harm inflicted on civilians and the environment?

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Bailey, 24, was accused of knowing about the abuse that the child’s father, Steven Collins, inflicted on their son Kahleb and not intervening or reporting it, prosecutors alleged.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026

Definition of inflicted

Verb

Sanders noted that the president’s proclamation, which imposed a partial travel ban on holders of Antigua and Barbuda passports, contained several factual errors.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
And if the victim is younger than age 59½, an early withdrawal penalty of 10% may be imposed.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Definition of imposed

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France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
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

Definition of palmed off

Verb

So changes may be foisted on the American setup, just as Canfield and crew have been hitting their stride this season.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Mariano Rivera is now synonymous with Metallica’s Enter Sandman, a song that was foisted upon the soft-spoken reliever by the Yankees’ marketing team.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026

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