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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There were points Landfair wishes her parents could have had the discernment to intervene.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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Birthday wishes are in order for Oprah Winfrey!—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Noting that Page is no longer working in a clinical setting and that his medical license expires on March 1, 2026, the board agreed to issue him a warning that imposes no penalties or restrictions on his license.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
28 Jan. 2026
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The Gilbert legislation also imposes an eight-year cap on how long an inspector general can serve in the job.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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Only if the Pac-12 collects three or four NCAA Tournament bids on a regular basis and a team not named Gonzaga or San Diego State inflicts damage in March Madness.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Leadership that dismisses or undermines inclusion inflicts real harm on students, faculty, and staff.—
Wanda James,
Denver Post,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Passes off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passes%20off. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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