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
Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Of course, plop that island somewhere near the Equator and a warm, tingly feeling is almost guaranteed to follow from the radiant sun and swaying palms.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
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
They were hidden from Eliza by a palm made gaudy with orchids.
—Lauren Groff, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
Of course, plop that island somewhere near the Equator and a warm, tingly feeling is almost guaranteed to follow from the radiant sun and swaying palms.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Architectural Digest, 6 Dec. 2024
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palm
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Tesla, whose stock has risen by about 71% this year, may be the outlier since the bulk of its gains have come on the back of Trump’s election victory last month.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nigel Richards claimed victory at this year’s tournament in Granada, Spain last month, Reuters reported, showcasing once again his remarkable abilities to outperform even native speakers in their own languages.Lex Harvey, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Gabriel did not wish to become an overworked, underpaid secondary-school teacher.Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
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Those wishing to remain anonymous can call the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP.Bill Wachsberger, Baltimore Sun, 15 Dec. 2024
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With wins Sunday, the Broncos (9-5) and the Baltimore Ravens (9-5) pushed ahead of the Chargers in the playoff standings.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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The Cardinals evened their record at 7-7 with the win, while the Patriots dropped to 3-11 with a fourth consecutive loss.The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Today, more than four decades after the fall of the dictatorship, the pervasive and unresolved trauma inflicted by that period is evident in many forms across Argentina.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Argentina’s retirees are perhaps the most potent symbol of the strife inflicted by Mr. Milei’s fiscal shock.Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
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The film’s last half-hour collapses into an unfunny, extended appearance by that aforementioned legacy artist — the kind of star cameo that The Simpsons often succumbs to these days, passing off a famous person playing themselves as the height of comedy.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Shopping secondhand isn’t the same as re-gifting (like passing off last week’s ugly sweater to someone else).Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Nov. 2024
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In July, California imposed permanent water restrictions on towns and cities, an attempt to locally respond to droughts that are expected to only get worse in the coming decades.Elizabeth Rush, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
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Even if Beijing is selective in issuing threats and imposing restrictions, taking action against some U.S. partners but not others, the same chill will be running through capitals across the world, from Brussels to New Delhi.Daniel H. Rosen, Foreign Affairs, 17 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 21 Dec. 2024.
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