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
Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Your arms should be beside you and your palms facing outward.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
At least that’s what Hal Wallis may have told you after the 1944 Academy Awards when Jack Warner accepted the Casablanca Oscar that some felt should have been palmed by Wallis, the Warner Bros. film’s producer.
—Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
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Noun
The display responds to both physical button controls and gesture inputs, enabling users to adjust screen size by raising or lowering their palms.
—Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
Your arms should be beside you and your palms facing outward.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Verb
After a 20-second handwash with soap and drying their hands with a paper towel, a worker places their hands — first palms up, then palms down — under the scanner to activate it.
—Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 8 Mar. 2024
At least that’s what Hal Wallis may have told you after the 1944 Academy Awards when Jack Warner accepted the Casablanca Oscar that some felt should have been palmed by Wallis, the Warner Bros. film’s producer.
—Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Mar. 2024
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The victory lifted the Heat to 19-17 overall and 2-1 on this six-game trip.Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
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Still, the victories represent more of a trend than a blip.NBC News, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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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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Daniels wasn’t perfect Sunday night, but that’s what made the win all the more impressive.Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Tigers have now won three consecutive SEC contests, earning their first conference road win since March 1, 2023, at LSU.Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
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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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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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In 2022, a Spanish operation was dismantled that authorities said could have passed off as much as 40 million bottles of cheap table wine as finer tipples.Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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By Jonathan Samuels published 31 December 2024 The Schloss Roxburghe is an imposing 19th-century country house, once owned by the Duke of Roxburghe, located among the rolling hills and winding rivers of the Scottish Borders.Jonathan Samuels, theweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Most economists expect inflation to fall in 2025, though many caution that President-elect Donald Trump's threat to impose sweeping tariffs and deport unauthorized immigrants could cause consumer prices to rise.Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
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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 19 Jan. 2025.
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