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 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 Gimbel attributed the practice of AI washing to companies passing off diminished margins and revenue from a failure to effectively navigate cautious consumers and geopolitical tensions to AI. —

Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026 And even Lachlan, who shares his father’s paleo-conservative worldview and was therefore granted control of Fox News, ultimately had to accept that much of the Murdoch empire had been sold out from under him when Rupert passed off 20th Century Fox to Disney for $71 billion in 2019. —

The Week Us, TheWeek, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass off

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But during arguments in the fall, Chiles' lawyer, James Campbell, told the justices that the way his client wishes to practice conversion therapy involves no physical restraints or coercion of any kind.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 31 Mar. 2026
Jenna is frustrated at his lack of seriousness, and Daisy wishes her department would stop bickering for once.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026