as in victories
an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent
the judges' decision was unanimous: the palm would go to the pianist who had played an early piece by Chopin
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as in wishes
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
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Recent Examples of palms
Maggie Slepian, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Look for a philodendron, palms, or a fiddle leaf fig plant.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Ashes are made by burning palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday, or the Sunday before Easter which marks the beginning of Holy Week.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
His eyes were misted and his palms were trembling.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Finish by running your palms over the surface of your hair to smooth any flyaways.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2026
While much of the Yucatan peninsula is covered by rain forest, the landscape designers improved on nature here creating a jungle that is less scrubby than the real thing and instead planted with dramatic Mexican fan palms and other tropical trees that create a solid green wall.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Lower yourself until roughly parallel with the ground, and press through your palms to straighten your elbows and lift your body back to the starting position.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
Many palms with deeply black trunks were sprouting vividly green tops.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
The lining is mapped for mobility and warmth needs, which means more insulation on the back than the palms.
—Maggie Slepian, Outside, 13 Feb. 2026
Look for a philodendron, palms, or a fiddle leaf fig plant.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 11 Feb. 2026
Ashes are made by burning palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday, or the Sunday before Easter which marks the beginning of Holy Week.
—Catherine Messier, The Providence Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
His eyes were misted and his palms were trembling.
—Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Finish by running your palms over the surface of your hair to smooth any flyaways.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2026
While much of the Yucatan peninsula is covered by rain forest, the landscape designers improved on nature here creating a jungle that is less scrubby than the real thing and instead planted with dramatic Mexican fan palms and other tropical trees that create a solid green wall.
—John Newton, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
Lower yourself until roughly parallel with the ground, and press through your palms to straighten your elbows and lift your body back to the starting position.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026
Many palms with deeply black trunks were sprouting vividly green tops.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palms
Noun
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Shiffrin, the most successful World Cup racer of all time with a record 108 victories — 71 of them in slalom, also a record — has now gone seven straight Olympic races without a medal.—
Andrew Dampf,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Shiffrin, winner of 71 slalom World Cup victories and a gold medal in the event, started slowly and skied tentatively to finish 15th out of 18 skiers, her worst place since March 17, 2012.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Chandler just wishes there were more big game events in the South Bay.—
Andrea Nakano,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Diadenko said that the mural project falls short of what the country really needs and wishes Musk would fund mental health support.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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In between explaining the Capex increase, executives on Wednesday's call played up AI wins from the quarter.—
Jennifer Elias,
CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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Dallas has five head-to-head contests remaining against the only two teams ahead of it in the division, conference and league standings (though, Carolina and Tampa Bay could pass Dallas with wins Thursday night).—
Lia Assimakopoulos,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Only if the Pac-12 collects three or four NCAA Tournament bids on a regular basis and a team not named Gonzaga or San Diego State inflicts damage in March Madness.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Leadership that dismisses or undermines inclusion inflicts real harm on students, faculty, and staff.—
Wanda James,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Texas imposes a 10% cap for lending to people in that state.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Santa Ana also imposes a local retail tax on cannabis, and dedicates that revenue to youth and prevention programs.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If Clark does manage to get passes off, USC’s lockdown secondary has the chance to live up to the hype.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Palms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palms. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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