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
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One could be forgiven, these days, for wishing that the United States were a little less central in world affairs.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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I'mPhaedra Trethan, a Phillies fan wishing godspeed to beloved longtime Yankees announcer John Sterling.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
4 May 2026
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Sacramento police had arrested Adger on suspicion of battery, resisting or obstructing a peace officer, and inflicting undue suffering or pain on a dependent.—
Darrell Smith
May 1,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
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His current preferred strategy, though, is inflicting maximum economic pain, sources familiar with the talks told CNN.—
Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Kim, who took power in 1946, reframed Christianity as a symptom of American imperialism and repurposed its rituals with himself at the center, instituting requirements for ideological activities and imposing harsh punishments on those who failed to show sufficient devotion.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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The Wekiva River Parkway and Protection Act of 2004 authorized construction of a beltway around Central Florida, also known as State Road 429, while imposing strict protections for the environmentally fragile Wekiva River basin.—
Stephen Hudak,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Palming off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palming%20off. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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