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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Some wished Huerta had spoken out earlier, at least within the insular union, to prevent others from being victimized.

— James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
He’s homed in on Risch’s age in campaign ads and put up billboards that wished his opponent a happy 83rd birthday — and urged him to retire.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of wished

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Advertisement One production focuses on the suffering Israel inflicted, the other on the suffering Israelis endured.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia in recent weeks have inflicted severe losses on the kingdom, with missiles hitting energy infrastructure and civilian airports, killing at least 20 people.

— Frank Andrews, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of inflicted

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Coolly, Violet responds that to avoid alarming the public, a few agitators have beenneutralized—now there’s a sticky euphemism—and their deaths passed off as revenge killings among drug traffickers.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
Small Reebok vector logos are found stamped on the tongue and heel and the emblem is also seen on the outsole but from a glance, the look could easily be passed off as an even pricier designer sneaker.

— Riley Jones, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of passed off

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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

My whole being continues to feel the tragedy foisted upon each of us, the citizens, We the People, of the United States of America.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
And a hot young comic, Marshay (Brittney Ayona Clemons, convincing), is being foisted on Varnell to heighten youth appeal.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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