as in to wish
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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Recent Examples of fob off
But despite previous transparency around the cost-cutting measures, employees inquiring about how the budget cuts have impacted their performance review will now be fobbed off.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
Most chose instead to fob off the hard decisions to central bankers.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
Most chose instead to fob off the hard decisions to central bankers.
—William Pesek, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fob off
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For those who wish to support wildfire relief efforts, Beyoncé encouraged fans to visit BeyGOOD’s page.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
14 Jan. 2025
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Students who wish to pursue STEM at the highest level should begin strategizing now in order to make the most of the summer months for their college applications.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Right after a touchback, Will Howard dumped a pass off to TreVeyon Henderson, who got some blocks up front and scampered 75 yards to the house, giving the Buckeyes a 14-7 lead into the locker room.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
11 Jan. 2025
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But there’s a reason most defensemen don’t take the chance of sailing a backhand pass off the wall under duress.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
28 Dec. 2024
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Hitting their target would push them to inflict extensive suffering on millions of American families.—
Robert Pearl,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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Ukrainian defenders are steadfastly holding back the onslaught of the occupiers, inflicting significant losses on them.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
10 Jan. 2025
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He was held in contempt last week in the New York case for failing to turn over assets to Freeman and Moss, though U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman has not yet imposed any sanctions on Giuliani for contempt.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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In 2023, the non-partisan fiscal note for Del. Wilson’s bill cautioned about possible burdens the law could impose.—
Gary Collins,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 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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Giannoli’s narrator lays out press performance in Balzacian details that sound absolutely contemporary: News, debate, and ideas had become goods to palm off on subscribers.—
Armond White,
National Review,
10 June 2022
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Pick something that looks tasty and slightly intimidating and clumsily palm some chopsticks.—
Bradley Hohulin,
The Indianapolis Star,
27 Sep. 2024
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Even his tattoos are a conspicuous map of his touchstones: a portrait of Stevie Wonder, a hand palming a basketball printed with THE WORLD IS YOURS, an illustration related to the 1976 blaxploitation film The Human Tornado.—
Connor Garel,
Vulture,
29 Aug. 2024
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“Fob off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fob%20off. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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