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 The result was the same — chaos in the six-yard box that restricted Altay Bayindir, who palmed the ball straight onto Calafiori’s forehead. Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
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  • Bookout, 33, wished her ex and Conner well when the pair announced Conner's pregnancy.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Adugna wished all parents strength and wisdom in guiding their daughters.
    Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
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  • But most people, when presented with images of immense and deliberately inflicted human suffering, have a human response.
    Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The trade of Parsons certainly inflicted some anguish on Cowboys fans who have been longing for the franchise to at least get back to the NFC Championship Game.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The court imposed a 31-month prison sentence on Connolly.
    Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • To see armed soldiers patrolling there is to see force imposed on a place built for conversation, exchange and civic trust.
    Eric Chastain, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025

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“Palmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palmed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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