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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The group did not explain exactly how Smear injured his foot, but instead wished him well.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
15 Jan. 2026
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Prior to his death, Forté wished each of his children a happy birthday and posted several pictures of them growing up over the years.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
14 Jan. 2026
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Advertisement Think smart regulation, not more regulation The dealmaking bonanza on Wall Street since Biden Administration officials left office offers a reasonable gauge of the damage inflicted when regulatory agencies are captured by ideology.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Even though Harry hadn’t suffered trauma at the hands of his father in this timeline, the world itself inflicted a different kind of damage.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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The judge also sentenced him to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine against him — the maximum fine allowable.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Last year, China imposed several restrictions on the export of rare earth materials.—
Maydeen Merino,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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After Wembanyama converted an and-one fast-break lob from Stephon Castle, Mazzulla lifted Walsh and passed off that matchup to Baylor Scheierman.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Winter can be hard, but the belief that everyone is sadder during the season may simply be folklore passed off as fact.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
1 Jan. 2026
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Linda’s life is constructed of problems not of her own creation but foisted upon her.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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The agency first fixed that by pumping groundwater back to the river, but that foisted the salt problem onto Mexican farmers, who have a treaty right to clean river water.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Fobbed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fobbed%20off. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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