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
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Only slightly larger than the palm of your hand, the DJI Neo packs a lot in.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Brendan Le, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Russo had an opportunity to open the scoring after less than three minutes when she was played in by Bronze, but her shot from a tight angle was palmed away by Cata Coll and cleared by Ona Batlle.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
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Noun
This palm-sized gadget has a sharp spike on one end that’s capable of shattering thick auto glass.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
Only slightly larger than the palm of your hand, the DJI Neo packs a lot in.
—Chris McMullen, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
Mario Lopez smiles while palming a football at the premiere of Netflix's America's Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on Aug. 11 in Los Angeles.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Russo had an opportunity to open the scoring after less than three minutes when she was played in by Bronze, but her shot from a tight angle was palmed away by Cata Coll and cleared by Ona Batlle.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 27 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palm
Noun
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The Chiefs defeated the Lions 30-17 at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, improving to an even 3-3 with the victory.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Patrick Mahomes put together one of his best performances of the season thus far in the Kansas City Chiefs' victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ultimately, del Toro wishes to see the stop motion studio building future bridges between European and Latin American creators.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Oct. 2025
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The two women hug; Davina sincerely wishes Julia well.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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After dropping their opening game against Kansas, Fresno State has run off five consecutive victories, including a 23-21 win at Hawaii and, most recently, a 20-17 home win over Nevada.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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Her win, a surprising triumph in Japan’s deeply patriarchal political system, signals to disillusioned LDP voters that traditional conservatism is alive and well.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Others who had lost so many of their children to struggles with depression, anxiety, self-harm all inflicted by online harms.—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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Xi’s ability to inflict further pain, however, might be limited.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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That led to a counterattack and a fluky goal when Matvei Gridin banked a centring pass off Noah Philp and by Skinner, getting the Flames on the board.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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In an effort to memorialize Bessie, who was a Holocaust survivor, Eleanor begins to pass off some of her late friend's stories as her own.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Never booked or sent off, physically imposing yet beautifully balanced, Charles attained legend status in Turin — Il Gigante Buono.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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The writer-director doesn’t solicit sympathy for Polly (played by Dakota Fanning) or impose meaning on her suffering.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The unique shape helps keep your palm off the table while offering a spot for your thumb to rest.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
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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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“Palm.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palm. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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