as in victory
an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent
the judges' decision was unanimous: the palm would go to the pianist who had played an early piece by Chopin
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as in to wish
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 palm
Kaitlin Marks, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
The palm grip is textured, while the rest of the barrel is smooth.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Connor Garel, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
This is not Boban Marjanović fully palming Keanu Reeves’s head in John Wick 3.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Tiny Tomatoes Palm: Small tomatoes across a palm green background.
—Kaitlin Marks, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2025
The palm grip is textured, while the rest of the barrel is smooth.
—PCMAG, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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
This is not Boban Marjanović fully palming Keanu Reeves’s head in John Wick 3.
—Vikram Murthi, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palm
Noun
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We are surrounded by deep state deception, only the truth will bring us victory.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The most recent of those was a tense 1-0 victory over Cagliari – analysed here – at the weekend, which did little but add more names to Juve’s growing injury list.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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State leaders react to the incident Following Hosemann’s collapse, state leaders, including Mississippi House Speaker Jason White, wished him a speedy recovery.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The prepayment penalties unfairly restrict borrowers who wish to pay off their debts early, penalizing responsible financial behavior and discouraging economic mobility.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The United States' only win in the aforementioned span came during group play of the 2010 Olympics, and their last meeting before last week was a 4-2 Canada win in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The best Oscar dresses throughout history How many Oscars did Walt Disney win?—
Patrick Ryan,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The toll inflicted by this week's cuts stretches beyond probationary workers and fellows.—
Alexander Tin,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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There have been pure hammerings inflicted by a magisterial opponent, there have been vain attempts to keep the score down, there have been have-a-go failures and defensive mishaps.—
George Caulkin,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Focus on the glass balls, pass off the plastic balls and let the rubber balls bounce.—
Jay Gauthier Jr.,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The attempt to pass off an anonymous dead body as Shiri’s was a grave violation of the cease-fire deal that is currently in place.—
The Editors,
National Review,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The department said export control laws did not impose such restrictions.—
Luc Cohen,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Trump had promised to retake the Panama Canal and to possibly acquire Greenland, imposed a barrage of tariffs, fired more than a dozen inspectors general and federal prosecutors, suggested shutting down FEMA, halted global land-mine-clearance programs, and ordered migrants to Guantánamo Bay.—
Antonia Hitchens,
The New Yorker,
21 Feb. 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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“Palm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palm. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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