Thesaurus results for PASSES OFF

passes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of pass off

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. — Haley Sawyer, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025

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School staff cannot lie to parents — including matters that a student wishes to conceal from their parents.

— Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Ross feels the farming life grounds him and wishes others could experience it.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026

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The bill, named after the late Republican senator and which was passed by Congress this month, imposes primary and secondary sanctions on Russia and other countries that support Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

— Jamie Dorrington, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026
This imposes substantial costs to consumers, limits access to free information and content on the open web, and reduces pathways to earnings for writers and content producers.

— Vivek Shah, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

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The more suffering Russia inflicts on Ukrainian civilians, the more Europe invests in Ukraine’s defense and its own.

— MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
If a deepfake inflicts commercial damage or misleads consumers, businesses can pursue civil claims for defamation or false light, alongside federal trademark suits under the Lanham Act.

— Allyson Kapin, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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