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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palmed
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For those who have long wished to see the brutally repressive regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gone, there is hope.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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But a big part of me watched the six episodes sent to critics and wished Lawrence and Tarses had brought in Ashley Nicole Black to shepherd and run the series.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Mar. 2026
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The attacks also inflicted significant damage to civilian areas.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
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Since 2024, a number of lawsuits have alleged that extensive use of the technology has inflicted a range of harms on children and adults alike, fostering delusions and despair for some and leading others to death by suicide and even murder-suicide.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Because the airwaves were public property licensed to private stations, the government imposed conditions to ensure no single political voice monopolized them.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
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Rounding to the nearest nickel would not alter the sales price, the amount of tax collected, or any surcharges, assessments or fees imposed on the sale, according to the bill analysis by legislative staffers.—
News Service Of Florida,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Feb. 2026
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Their preferred version of reality could be foisted onto anyone.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2026
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For decades, outsiders have foisted their foreign music upon us at the Super Bowl between commercials for Doritos and Budweiser.—
Lorraine Ali,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Palmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palmed. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.
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