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
Verb
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Rosary wished to return to the Trinity League.—
Steve Fryer,
Oc Register,
25 Sep. 2025
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Interestingly, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones downplayed the revenge nature of the upcoming game and instead wished Parsons well.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The film exposes the struggles of a community forced to abandon their homes due to the relentless violence inflicted by the Myanmar military.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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The consequences of this raid go beyond the trauma inflicted on the workers.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Restrictions were also imposed at airports in Volgograd, Kaluga, Penza, Samara, Pskov and Yaroslavl.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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Trump previously imposed national security tariffs on steel and aluminum and derivatives, light-duty autos and parts, and copper.—
Reuters,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Throughout the case, Carnival’ attorneys maintained the cruise line wasn’t at fault and passed off blame to Rondon.—
Vinod Sreeharsha
September 22,
Miami Herald,
22 Sep. 2025
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Lots of men would have passed off that rod because the fish fought so hard.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
4 Sep. 2025
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That aspect of the dispute will be closely watched across the industry, which has embraced streaming but in so doing foisted an unwieldy user experience on viewers of sports.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The cost is foisted off on the commons, in the form of a parking spot occupied all day.—
Rodney Brooks,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 July 2017
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“Fobbed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fobbed%20off. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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