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
Still, that’s hardly a hurdle for anyone motivated to pass off AI generated images as authentic.
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IEEE Spectrum, 7 Aug. 2025
But these chatbots are also employed to quickly generate text from scratch, with some users passing off the words as their own.
—Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 30 July 2025
When fakes are passed off as the real thing, of course that would lead to murder.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
My job is to proctor the election and pass off the gavel; that's it.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 7 Aug. 2025
But these chatbots are also employed to quickly generate text from scratch, with some users passing off the words as their own.
—Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation, 30 July 2025
When fakes are passed off as the real thing, of course that would lead to murder.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
My job is to proctor the election and pass off the gavel; that's it.
—Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pass off
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Shoda’s possible daughter behaves in ways both desperately longing and ruinously malevolent, and her antics come to symbolize the irreconcilable urges of political activists wishing to grow a collective political vision while succumbing to internal violence driven by individual ego.—
Jake Cole,
IndieWire,
18 Aug. 2025
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The bride-to-be also shared her wish to put on a little fashion parade on the big day by wearing not one but four dresses.—
Erin Clack,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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But then, in the quarter-finals, Arsenal inflicted a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford to end the run.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 2025
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Several of the wounds were inflicted while Stanton was on the ground.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Tennessee could see a $4 million loss in whiskey exports annually if a 25% tariff is imposed on Canada.—
Hadley Hitson,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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While the hurricane is not expected to make landfall in the U.S., the rip current warnings prompted several states—including North Carolina, New York, New Jersey and Delaware—to shut some beaches and impose swimming bans.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The unique shape helps keep your palm off the table while offering a spot for your thumb to rest.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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And there’s an art to delegating, without seemingly palming off work to your team.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
2 Mar. 2023
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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
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While attempting to film his daughter's dance, Miguel Angel Michel, 66, couldn't control his feet and eventually fobbed off his phone altogether, earning 4.2 million views on TikTok.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Mario Lopez smiles while palming a football at the premiere of Netflix's America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on Aug. 11 in Los Angeles.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Russo had an opportunity to open the scoring after less than three minutes when she was played in by Bronze, but her shot from a tight angle was palmed away by Cata Coll and cleared by Ona Batlle.—
Jamie Barton,
CNN Money,
27 July 2025
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“Pass off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pass%20off. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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