Thesaurus results for PASS OFF

pass off

verb

Definition of pass off

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 The economic costs were diffuse and passed off to future generations as additions to the national debt. — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026 Carson had been off the air for about a year at the time, having passed off hosting the late-night program to Jay Leno upon his retirement. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Elliot Anderson swept up the second ball in midfield and laid a pass off to Morgan Rogers. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Su-hun passed off the manuscript of Min-hui’s late sister as his latest novel. — Kayti Burt, Time, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for pass off

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Verb

If you have ever been stuck in traffic wishing your car could sprout wings, Samson Sky has been working on something pretty close.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
But if that doesn’t occur as the state wishes, then the dispute could head to the Public Employment Relations Board to intervene.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of wish

Verb

The Mizzou pass rush will need to enclose him in the pocket, even though that’s where Taylor prefers to inflict damage.

— PJ Green September 22, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026
Lopez had been sentenced in Los Angeles County to 29 years in prison for assault with a semiautomatic firearm with enhancements for street gang activity, inflicting great bodily injury and use of a firearm, officials said.

— Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of inflict

Verb

The administration has also fired federal workers, imposed a historic increase in tariffs, and started the war in Iran without going through Congress, putting the burden on the judicial branch to determine the limits of presidential power.

— Kevin Freking, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Kyiv argued the warehouses held dual-use goods, and that hitting them would impose an immediate cost on ordinary Russians, who would pressure the Kremlin to end the war.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of impose

Verb

France took the lead with a solo try from Ntamack, who ran down the short side from about 22-meters out, dummied, palmed off a defender and crashed over in a tackle in the 52nd, and conversion from skipper Maxime Lucu.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Lift your right palm off the ground and cross your torso to tap your left shoulder, then return your right hand to the ground.

— Jenessa Connor, Health, 28 May 2026

Definition of palm off

Verb

Your potential clients are terrified of being sold the dream then fobbed off to a junior team member.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Not only does Israel not have spare luxury jets lying around to fob off on the American president, but the country took nine years to retrofit and launch its own version of Air Force One, and the process was a national fiasco.

— Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 22 May 2025

Definition of fob off

Verb

For the final punchline, Bounou shuffled right, stood upright, and palmed away Crysencio Summerville’s effort.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Al-Amri, who had a shot denied by Uruguay's Fernando Muslera earlier in the first half, put his squad ahead with a quick tap-in after Muslera palmed away a header.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 June 2026

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