as in wishes
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 passes off
If Clark does manage to get passes off, USC’s lockdown secondary has the chance to live up to the hype.
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Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passes off
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Not everyone who lives in New York City wishes to live in a supertall tower stretching 1,000 feet into the sky.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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Dem political hopeful wishes 'pancreatic cancer' on Republican senator in voicemail.—
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FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, the contract now imposes limits on how many times producers can schedule performers to work 13 or more consecutive performances without a day off.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
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State law prohibits coal from contaminating the state’s waters and imposes a $25,000 civil fine for each penalty.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015) Moody and intricate (sometimes maddeningly so), this debut from Oz Perkins (son of Psycho star Anthony) inflicts supernatural horror and grief upon the students of a Catholic boarding school.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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And, fair or not, White evangelical Christians are viewed by many as the group that inflicts the most pain.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Passes off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20off. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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