Thesaurus results for PALMED

palmed

verb

Definition of palmed

past tense of palm

as in wished

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 palmed For the final punchline, Bounou shuffled right, stood upright, and palmed away Crysencio Summerville’s effort. — Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026 Al-Amri, who had a shot denied by Uruguay's Fernando Muslera earlier in the first half, put his squad ahead with a quick tap-in after Muslera palmed away a header. — CBS News, 15 June 2026 Major League Baseball wagged a finger with one hand and palmed gate receipts and a new TV deal in the other. — Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025

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Nearly 30 years after his father went missing, Ademi both feared and wished that his remains will finally be found.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Older Generations Regret Not Traveling More A poll of 2,000 adults found New Zealand, Japan and Australia were the locations older generations most wished to visit but had never been to.

— Rebecca Ann Hughes, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of wished

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Summary Record heatwaves across the UK and Europe this summer have inflicted substantial economic costs, highlighted by two new reports.

— Jamie Hailstone, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Even Corlys tries to negotiate for peace rather than see more devastation inflicted on soldiers and innocent people alike (not to mention the children Ormund lines around the city's gates as human shields).

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflicted

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In a live context, and with the limits imposed by a hardware-heavy setup, there’s more possibility that the process will throw out some startling mutation.

— Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
On Thursday, the White House imposed a 15% tariff as well as price floors on products made from polysilicon, a material used in semiconductors and solar panels that’s primarily produced by China, in order to encourage domestic industry.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of imposed

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So changes may be foisted on the American setup, just as Canfield and crew have been hitting their stride this season.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 19 June 2026
Mariano Rivera is now synonymous with Metallica’s Enter Sandman, a song that was foisted upon the soft-spoken reliever by the Yankees’ marketing team.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 June 2026

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