as in wished
to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable
another low-rent company trying to palm cheesy merchandise upon mail-order customers
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Recent Examples of palmed
The result was the same — chaos in the six-yard box that restricted Altay Bayindir, who palmed the ball straight onto Calafiori’s forehead.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palmed
Verb
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He was later identified as a self-publicist rather than a protestor, and the boos that greeted his arrival among the players underlined that most fans had not wished for distractions on a night of high footballing stakes.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Speaking to Newsweek, the cats’ owner, who wished to remain anonymous, explained the change in Hex’s demeanor.—
Personal Finance,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But the most important part of the story left unseen in the series is the gut-wrenching violence Gacy inflicted on his victims, both those who died and the few who survived.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
18 Oct. 2025
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Portlanders understand the tragic reality that’s been inflicted on us, which is why resistance here often looks more like performance art than warfare.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Trump had previously imposed 145% tariffs on China, then put them on hold to allow negotiations to play out.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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Trump made his latest tariff threat on Friday after China imposed new restrictions on rare earth exports.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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United must also soon refinance the long-term debt foisted on them by the Glazers’ leveraged buyout 20 years ago, with interest rates set to rise, potentially adding several million pounds to the club’s bill each year.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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That aspect of the dispute will be closely watched across the industry, which has embraced streaming but in so doing foisted an unwieldy user experience on viewers of sports.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Palmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palmed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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