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
Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
After making a comeback from a palm injury sustained during a Christmas mishap, Scheffler has been making waves in the golf world.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
Even his tattoos are a conspicuous map of his touchstones: a portrait of Stevie Wonder, a hand palming a basketball printed with THE WORLD IS YOURS, an illustration related to the 1976 blaxploitation film The Human Tornado.
—Connor Garel, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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Noun
The phone numbers on his palm had been written by a contractor back in his home town.
—Amitava Kumar, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2025
After making a comeback from a palm injury sustained during a Christmas mishap, Scheffler has been making waves in the golf world.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Verb
Pick something that looks tasty and slightly intimidating and clumsily palm some chopsticks.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Sep. 2024
Even his tattoos are a conspicuous map of his touchstones: a portrait of Stevie Wonder, a hand palming a basketball printed with THE WORLD IS YOURS, an illustration related to the 1976 blaxploitation film The Human Tornado.
—Connor Garel, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for palm
Noun
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When the team won its first championship in 2018, the Eagles decided not to celebrate the victory with President Donald Trump, who was in his first term in office at the time.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
11 Mar. 2025
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In dramatic fashion, House Republicans passed a bill to fund the government through the end of September 2025 -- a major victory for Speaker Mike Johnson, who has previously relied on Democrats for bipartisan support to avert a shutdown.—
Lauren Peller,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And after West Side Story and Shazam, Zegler and her bob are probably wishing on that well for a movie with a non-problematic co-star.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
14 Mar. 2025
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Anyone wishing to donate to Swiantek’s family can do so at ourcommunityheros.org.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Similarly, in 2023, the public averaged 21.7 first-round wins, while a calculated strategy averaged 23.7.—
Kilty Cleary,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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And just like that, Draper had the biggest win of his career and a second defeat of Alcaraz.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Palico's attacks with blunt weapons do not inflict stun and exhaust damages.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Most of the long-range kamikaze drones and missiles employed in recent conflicts have been shot down; those that get through tend to inflict little damage on their targets.—
Stacie L. Pettyjohn,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Tom’s nagging emptiness does not have a core of profundity, but he’s also not passed off as a comic type (despite hauling out the same story about a bet with Rafael Nadal).—
Nicolas Rapold,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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Can pass off empty seats as just spoiled fans disinterested in a losing season.—
Steve Buckley,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The president has imposed tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and repeatedly commented on turning Canada into the 51st state.—
Rob Gillies,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
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Trump earlier announced 25 percent targeted tariffs on Canada and Mexico, his country’s largest trade partners, and has threatened to impose tariffs on all Canadian goods imported into the U.S. on April 2.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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 25 Mar. 2025.
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