as in wishing
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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Thanking guests for coming, wishing them a safe journey home, or announcing a final toast can encourage a natural exit.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Here the most enthusiastic customers often came not from primitive fossil capital but from fossil capital in general—companies not producing but consuming fossil fuels in the process of money-making and wishing, for whatever reason, to even them out with credits.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Iranian authorities have responded by deploying numerous security forces, imposing internet blackouts and enforcing curfews in some areas in an effort to suppress the unrest.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Originally constructed to be a shopping mall, the imposing structure now serves as the headquarters of Venezuela’s intelligence services and a notorious prison.—
Uriel Blanco,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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They were also found liable for several other claims, including false imprisonment, battery and inflicting emotional distress on Maya, according to CourtTV, which live-streamed the decision.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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He was acquitted of a misdemeanor count of inflicting injury on an elder adult.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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In the video, Prince Louis, the youngest son of Prince William and Princess Kate, can be seen holding the toy, before passing off the beaver masquerading as Santa Claus to his father.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Dec. 2025
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One tactic smugglers use is passing off African greys as species that can still be legally exported, such as green and red-fronted parrots.—
Rene Ebersole,
Rolling Stone,
18 Nov. 2025
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“Fobbing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fobbing%20off. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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