as in victory
an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent
the judges' decision was unanimous: the palm would go to the pianist who had played an early piece by Chopin
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as in to wish
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable
another low-rent company trying to palm cheesy merchandise upon mail-order customers
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Recent Examples of palm
Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead, go with something like a Dobie sponge, a stiff brush, a chain-mail scrubber, or our favorite, a Kamenoko Tawashi scrubber made from palm fibers.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Brendan Le, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Russo had an opportunity to open the scoring after less than three minutes when she was played in by Bronze, but her shot from a tight angle was palmed away by Cata Coll and cleared by Ona Batlle.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
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Noun
While eucalyptus is also a majority of the 1,391 trees being removed from Green Valley, there are also dozens of coast live oak trees, Mexican fan palms and various other tree species on the list.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Instead, go with something like a Dobie sponge, a stiff brush, a chain-mail scrubber, or our favorite, a Kamenoko Tawashi scrubber made from palm fibers.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Mario Lopez smiles while palming a football at the premiere of Netflix's America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on Aug. 11 in Los Angeles.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Russo had an opportunity to open the scoring after less than three minutes when she was played in by Bronze, but her shot from a tight angle was palmed away by Cata Coll and cleared by Ona Batlle.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palm
Noun
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Baltimore's lone victory this season came against the Cleveland Browns, who, despite upsetting the Green Bay Packers last week, are also 1-3 and equally struggling.—
Hunter Simpson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The victory by the Crimson Tide was a huge relief for coach Kalen DeBoer after a season-opening loss to Florida State.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Francis was said to have been keen to personally wish them a happy anniversary.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Stabler smirked before opening the door for her and wishing her a good night.—
Alex Ross,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a battle to remember, Jareth Staine led the Golden Eagles to its biggest win of the season.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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Nola threw a season-high eight innings in the Phillies’ win, striking out nine.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These acts include killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm, and deliberately inflicting conditions calculated to destroy a population.—
Faisal Kutty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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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
Verb
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In an effort to memorialize Bessie, who was a Holocaust survivor, Eleanor begins to pass off some of her late friend's stories as her own.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Eleanor ends up passing off the story of Bessie surviving a concentration camp in Poland as her own.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
25 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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Abarca had allegedly thrown his wife to the ground during an argument, charging documents said, that led to her asking a judge to impose a restraining order against him.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The unique shape helps keep your palm off the table while offering a spot for your thumb to rest.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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And there’s an art to delegating, without seemingly palming off work to your team.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2023
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“Palm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palm. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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