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
ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Along the Space Coast there are patterns amid the palms.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Interiors skew minimal and elemental (raw wood, concrete, metal) and spotlight a muted palette of sand and dusty olive green; shades that pull from the sunbaked landscape dotted with palms and agaves.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Henna, also called mehendi or mehndi, is a South Asian art form using temporary dye paste to create elaborate designs on hands and palms.
—Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Shards of glass cut into my palms and shins, while the wind hurled sharp granules of ice into my face, harbingers of a storm that was already approaching from the west.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Henry fit in caregivers' palms when the penguin was born and will probably grow to be about a foot tall.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Call For Reinforcements The areas around the palms, knuckles, and fingertips should be reinforced for extra durability and protection.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
At Venice, record applause for The Smashing Machine and The Testament of Ann Lee had guests leaving with numb palms and others with outsized expectations.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Noun
At the center is a pond with goldfish and turtles surrounded by olive trees, two large palms and a tree laden with bright oranges that the friars use to make marmalade.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Along the Space Coast there are patterns amid the palms.
—Adam Ciralsky, Vanity Fair, 19 Mar. 2026
Interiors skew minimal and elemental (raw wood, concrete, metal) and spotlight a muted palette of sand and dusty olive green; shades that pull from the sunbaked landscape dotted with palms and agaves.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
Henna, also called mehendi or mehndi, is a South Asian art form using temporary dye paste to create elaborate designs on hands and palms.
—Dallas Morning News, 18 Mar. 2026
Shards of glass cut into my palms and shins, while the wind hurled sharp granules of ice into my face, harbingers of a storm that was already approaching from the west.
—New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Henry fit in caregivers' palms when the penguin was born and will probably grow to be about a foot tall.
—Kyle Melnick The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 15 Mar. 2026
Call For Reinforcements The areas around the palms, knuckles, and fingertips should be reinforced for extra durability and protection.
—Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 14 Mar. 2026
At Venice, record applause for The Smashing Machine and The Testament of Ann Lee had guests leaving with numb palms and others with outsized expectations.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palms
Noun
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Only Phil Jackson, Pat Riley and Gregg Popovich required fewer games to get to that number of victories.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
17 Mar. 2026
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And then, six more victories later, Notre Dame was 12-0 and national champions for the first time since 1977.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In particular, Griffin wishes to capture the voice of a local woman who, once Jim arrives in this sleepy but sinister community, turns out to have recently gone missing.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2026
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The 31-year-old from Kent County, who wishes to remain anonymous, bought the winning Electric 100s ticket at the Wesco gas station, located at 211 North Main Street in Cedar Springs.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Wilson’s six wins last year included entertainer of the year for the second year in a row and female artist of the year for the third year in a row.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2026
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Michigan has posted a 68-31 record (including wins later vacated by the NCAA) in the NCAA Tournament.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The focus here is squarely on her mother, another survivor who inflicts her own share of damage along the way.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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Scott inflicts Ohm’s nonchalant meanness with a piercingly perverse matter-of-factness that places the character as far away as possible from the realm of likeability.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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However, this method imposes strict physical limits on size and power consumption, making further miniaturisation difficult.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Mar. 2026
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That increases costs and imposes time delays for mine developers – and means consumers will have to wait longer, and pay more, for copper-intensive products and services.—
Adam Charles Simon,
The Conversation,
19 Mar. 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 22 Mar. 2026.
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