Thesaurus results for FOBS OFF

fobs off

verb

present tense third-person singular of fob off

as in wishes

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable people who try to fob off to charities broken-down furniture that is fit only for the junkyard

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Research shows that one in two girls who quit sports has been criticized for their body type, and Penso wishes her presence on the pitch can challenge those perceptions.

— Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Brown’s colleagues on the council and other public figures sent well wishes Thursday in the comments of her social media post.

— Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

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The ordinance, approved in 2022, imposes fines of up to $1,000 for stores that don’t accept cash from customers paying with bills of $20 or less.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 28 July 2026
The second apron is a luxury tax mechanism introduced in the 2023 collective bargaining agreement that imposes severe financial and roster-building restrictions on teams with exceptionally high payrolls.

— Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 July 2026

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The media usually get Black femicide wrong Another problem surrounding intimate partner homicide inflicts its harms after death.

— Sativa Banks, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
Instead of providing convenience, services and consumption, the regime only inflicts repression, intrusion and censorship.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 16 May 2026

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