Thesaurus results for PALMING OFF

palming off

verb

present participle of palm off

as in passing 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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Adam Gordon, the book’s protagonist, is always passing off someone else’s language as his own.

— Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
But the overall reality is simple, lying in the hands of the head man still pulling the strings despite passing off the play-calling reins.

— Luca Evans, Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of passing off

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The interview concluded with Oteri's Walters wishing the pair well.

— Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 4 July 2026
Any pub wishing to stay open for these hours must have applied for a temporary event notice at least five working days in advance, meaning that those which had not submitted such an applicated by Friday, June 26, are now no longer able to apply.

— Ali Rampling, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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Two men and three boys, ages 15, 16 and 17, allegedly attacked a man as a group, knocking him unconscious and inflicting what were described as life-threatening injuries.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Tah missed Germany’s first sudden-death effort before player of the match Jose Canale fittingly sent Paraguay through, inflicting Germany’s first penalty shootout defeat at a World Cup.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 July 2026

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In May, Darwin filed a preliminary injunction, temporarily blocking the state from imposing the new rules.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Russia — along with Iran and North Korea — are the primary targets of the federal law imposing financial sanctions.

— Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 8 July 2026

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