Thesaurus results for PALMED

palmed

verb

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 Joel Veltman grabbed the second equaliser in a 2-2 draw at West Ham in the final fixture of 2025 with a left-foot volley at the far post after an in-swinging corner from Ferdi Kadioglu was palmed straight to the Dutchman by West Ham goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. —

Andy Naylor, New York Times, 20 Feb. 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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The business owner, who wished not to be publicly identified, reported to the Weld County Sheriff's Office that her honey stand was stolen from over the weekend.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
The first jackets of their kind were worn by European soldiers in the late 18th century, who wished to have a short jacket that could be worn over their dress uniforms.

— Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026