as in wishes
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable
please stop trying to palm off your leftovers onto me
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palms off
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Best wishes … Will sending post-rejection letters work?—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026 -
In particular, Jim Cramer wishes management had better telegraphed its plans to book a $184 million goodwill impairment charge for its Navista and ION reporting unit, which is part of the MSO business.—
Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
1 May 2026
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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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Congestion pricing imposes a fee on vehicles entering Manhattan south of 59th Street.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The bill imposes new 80-hour per month work requirements on able-bodied Medicaid recipients aged 19 to 64 who don't have dependents.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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Expanding removal sweeps for children who were never in danger inflicts unnecessary trauma without justification.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 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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“Palms off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palms%20off. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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