as in passed off
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable
please stop trying to palm off your leftovers onto me
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After Wembanyama converted an and-one fast-break lob from Stephon Castle, Mazzulla lifted Walsh and passed off that matchup to Baylor Scheierman.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026 -
Winter can be hard, but the belief that everyone is sadder during the season may simply be folklore passed off as fact.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
1 Jan. 2026
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Veasey wished Haynes well and opted against running in District 30.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
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Yousifi, a 42-year-old hospital worker, leaves behind two sons and a daughter, according to the cousin, who wished to remain anonymous for security reasons.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Coon’s Agnes is a broken woman desperately looking for companionship following the devastating loss of her son and the physical and emotional violence inflicted on her by her ex-husband.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The scheme affected more than 10,000 people across the country and inflicted more than $25 million in victim losses, the statement said.—
Brian Womack,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The judge also sentenced him to five years of supervised release and imposed a $500,000 fine against him — the maximum fine allowable.—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
13 Jan. 2026
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Last year, China imposed several restrictions on the export of rare earth materials.—
Maydeen Merino,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Jan. 2026
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Your potential clients are terrified of being sold the dream then fobbed off to a junior team member.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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“Palmed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palmed%20off. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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