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passed off

VERB

give because one does not want it

Synonyms

WEAK

eject foist make a pretense of palm palm off send forth work off

Antonyms

WEAK

keep maintain

Example Sentences

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A last-minute ceasefire between Moscow and Kyiv, brokered by US President Donald Trump, reduced the danger of any attack and the parade passed off without incident.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

A man who operated a biolab in Reedley was convicted Tuesday of fraudulently selling $3.8 million worth of COVID-19 tests that he obtained from China and passed off to customers as being American-made.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The head of Benin's electoral commission, Sacca Lafia, said the election had passed off peacefully, although an electoral monitoring platform set up by civil society groups reported around one hundred incident "alerts".

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Members of the crafting community in Cornwall have said they are seeing a rise in cheap imported goods being passed off as handmade local produce.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Without definitive documentary evidence of particular sources we may never know if this research included tribal melodies he later passed off as his own.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall