as in wishing
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of palming
Of the billionaires who line up on the Messeplatz for the First Choice VIP opening at Art Basel, few would be out of place palming handshakes and quaffing Champagne at the Steigenberger Icon Grandhotel Belvédère.
—
Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026
The school also posted a picture of the center, who reportedly has a 7-4 wingspan, palming two basketballs on the program’s website.
—Alex Valdes, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026
The school also posted a picture of the center, who reportedly has a 7-4 wingspan, palming two basketballs on the program’s website.
—Alex Valdes, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palming
Verb
-
Amazon customers wishing to make a return start the process online.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Mar. 2026
-
For voters wishing to participate in the special election, the last day to register is Monday, April 20, 2026.—
CBS News Atlanta Staff,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
Traffic through the strait has fallen by 90% since the start of the Iran war, sending global oil prices skyrocketing and inflicting alarming shortages on the Asian nations that get their oil from Persian Gulf countries via the strait.—
David McHugh,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
-
The regime has proved more resilient and more capable of inflicting sustained damage on the region than the president expected.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
The city agreed, reducing maximum e-bike speeds to 15 mph on city trails, prohibiting e-bikes on sidewalks and imposing penalties.—
Sarah Raza,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
-
But Trump’s election proved that a sizable contingent of the population had no problem imposing their values on others—and even hoped that the government might do so for them.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
The suit, filed in late December by the New Mexico attorney general’s office, is the latest salvo in the state’s fight against oil and gas executives accused of foisting old wells onto the public.—
Mark Olalde,
ProPublica,
22 Jan. 2026
-
Thirsty attendees jostled through the rooms, foisting their shoulders through a sea of supplicants, holding out their glasses for a few precious drops of carbonic Trousseau, or Xarel-lo pet-nat, or ramato Pinot Gris, or whole-cluster Marquette.—
Senior Wine Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
15 Mar. 2018
Cite this Entry
“Palming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palming. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
