Thesaurus results for PASS OFF

pass off

verb

as in to wish

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable the con man tried to pass off a piece of blue glass as a sapphire

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Recent Examples of pass off 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 To diVittorio, the minimum lot sizes are too big — and therefore expensive; setbacks from streets are too broad, eating up buildable land; and sidewalk requirements are too costly, getting passed off to consumers. —

Mark Dee march 12, Idaho Statesman, 12 Mar. 2026 Ocean carriers are reacting in kind, passing off the war-risk premiums to their customers. —

Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 2 Mar. 2026 Earlier in the week, an Indian university was reportedly asked to leave the summit after a staff member passed off a robotic dog developed by Chinese company Unitree as one the university had developed. —

Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass off

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Android users who wish to exclude themselves from the settlement give up the right to separately sue Google about the claims alleged in the lawsuit.

— Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
The business owner, who wished not to be publicly identified, reported to the Weld County Sheriff's Office that her honey stand was stolen from over the weekend.

— Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026