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 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 That being said, Payton would often pass off specific situational duties to different areas of his offensive staff in New Orleans. —

Luca Evans, Denver Post, 7 Feb. 2026 During the sequence, Hinckle fed a pass off to his right. —

Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026 When an obnoxious influencer (Zach Galifianakis, delightfully punchable) dies in a freak accident at her gallery, Polina decides to pass off his corpse as an exhibition centerpiece. —

Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 28 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass off

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The pendulum of pension reform could be swinging toward more generous benefits over a decade after California overhauled its retirement system if lawmakers grant public safety unions’ wish to lower the age when police officers and firefighters can retire.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The companies are offering refunds if guests of these bookings wish to cancel.

— Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026