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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In Lincolnwood, Ritu Uppal, the 60-year-old owner of a knickknack and home decor store, wishes decisionmakers would prioritize people who depend on malls more, rather than treat closures as business transactions.—
Audrey Pachuta,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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There is an option to connect to the public water system, if the next owner wishes and the home has a 1,000 gallon underground propane tank that is owned, not rented.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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The Red Flag Day declaration imposes street-parking restrictions in select areas to ensure access for first responders if a fire should erupt.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Iran controls which ships are allowed to pass and, for at least some vessels, imposes a tax on their cargo.—
Adam Schreck,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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These arrests also take officers off the streets for hours to process these arrests, which inflicts a financial toll on the CPD’s overtime budget.—
Silvana Tabares,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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There is also a growing body of credible evidence showing how EdTech inflicts emotional, cognitive, physical, and developmental harms on children, adolescents, and young adults, while displacing the human relationships that are essential to healthy human development and well-being.—
Dr. Timothy Scott,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Passes off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20off. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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