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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Eleanor ends up passing off the story of Bessie surviving a concentration camp in Poland as her own.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
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The indictment also accused him of intentionally submitting checks drawn on insufficient funds and allegedly passing off another person’s Internet Movie Database Page as his own to convince one victim of his industry bona fides.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Following the release, Hamas members who commit to peaceful coexistence and disarmament would receive amnesty, with safe passage offered to those wishing to leave Gaza for countries that have agreed to receive them.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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On September 27, Middleton showed off the hat in an Instagram post while wishing the team good luck in the Women's Rugby World Cup Final.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
27 Sep. 2025
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That shows me that something inside of her stopped her from inflicting harm another human being.—
Alexander Mallin,
ABC News,
3 Oct. 2025
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Multiple Democrats say Vought and the president were determined to use the shutdown as a pretense for inflicting further pain on political opponents.—
Franco Ordoñez,
NPR,
2 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, for years, state legislatures have been passing laws that seek to reshape academic labor on the front end, by gutting funding for hires and imposing new criteria for appointment and retention.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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In joint second place is City’s imposing 15 victories and one defeat in 16 Premier League matches against Bournemouth.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Palming off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palming%20off. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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