pass off
Example Sentences
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“But, especially in places like math and coding, you can pass off the output of LLMs to, or direct the LLMs with, other technologies that had lost favor but actually are very useful.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The majority of students — 80% — say they would not use AI to submit classwork to pass off as their own.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Fraudsters could theoretically attempt to pass off a different insect species as one of those four.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
She pointed out that it was “silly” that a 30-year-old man was trying pass off yelling at teenagers as “debate.”
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025
In Cleopatra’s absence, Arsinoe had tried to pass off an imposter as Ptolemy XIII, alive and well and claiming his place on the throne.
From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby
