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
Verb
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Vatican officials can be faithful to the highest standards of their religion, truly wishing to serve the church and the common good of humanity.—
Daniel Speed Thompson,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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In March 2022, the Halloween star wished her daughter, Ruby, a happy birthday on Instagram and called for the protection of trans rights in the United States.—
Abby Monteil,
Them,
3 Mar. 2025
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If the courts find that Moderna infringed the patents, the company should pay its own penalty, not pass off the cost to hardworking American taxpayers.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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Sprung by a pass off the wall from the neutral zone by linemate James van Riemsdyk, Johnson tracked the puck down and pulled to a quick stop on the left dot to create a bit of space with Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram.—
Aaron Portzline,
The Athletic,
5 Feb. 2025
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European states are already some of the highest spending in the world and that gives them little option for extra spending without inflicting severe pain.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
1 Mar. 2025
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Wall Street has been hoping the threats are merely leverage that Trump will use to negotiate with other countries before ultimately inflicting less pain on the economy than feared.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With the violence markedly cut down from the game, the showrunners say the need for Abby to be so imposing wasn’t as critical.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2025
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The Trump administration imposed 25% tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada, as well as 10% tariffs on imports from China.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
5 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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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Both teams threatened with Mikel Merino’s header palmed away by Matz Sels and David Raya denying Chris Wood at the other end.—
James McNicholas,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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His stunning, one-handed outlet passes — often completed in a single fluid motion, without ever bringing the ball below his shoulders after palming the rebound — resemble water polo passes.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Fob off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fob%20off. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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