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.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palmed
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Khalid was born mortal, but was given an immortal life when his father placed his soul into the body of Hunbish, a child that the Goryeo girl once wished to save.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The pain was so bad at some points that Ozzy wished for death.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Prosecutors have recommended an 11-year sentence, citing Combs’s lack of remorse and the severity of harm inflicted.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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One of the key pieces of evidence during the trial was a 2016 hotel security video of Combs kicking, punching and knocking Ventura to the ground; prosecutors also showed photos of bruising and other injuries that Ventura alleged were inflicted by Combs throughout their decade-long relationship.—
Isabella Gomez Sarmiento,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Combs begs for mercy Combs addressed the court before Judge Subramanian imposed his sentence, pleading for a second chance.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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Judge Arun Subramanian also sentenced Combs to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine, the maximum allowable fine.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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That aspect of the dispute will be closely watched across the industry, which has embraced streaming but in so doing foisted an unwieldy user experience on viewers of sports.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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The cost is foisted off on the commons, in the form of a parking spot occupied all day.—
Rodney Brooks,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 July 2017
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“Palmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palmed. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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