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
Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Each chip can fit easily into the palm of Sinno’s hand, but the computational infrastructure that surrounds them—motherboards, memory, data cables, fans, heatsinks, transistors, power-supplies—means this rack of just 64 chips towers over him, drowning out his voice.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 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
Half a world away from Thailand’s swaying palms, Four Seasons Napa Valley’s enchanting poolside setting boasts its own indigenous beauty — acres of Cabernet vines with sweeping views of the Palisades mountains, modern farmhouse guest rooms and sprawling two-to-four bedroom residences.
—Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Each chip can fit easily into the palm of Sinno’s hand, but the computational infrastructure that surrounds them—motherboards, memory, data cables, fans, heatsinks, transistors, power-supplies—means this rack of just 64 chips towers over him, drowning out his voice.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 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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Despite fan expectation, neither is counting victory ahead of time.—
Roberta F. Rodrigues,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Minal Desai, who was appointed clerk by Mayor George Van Dusen last April, declared victory in the three-way race for Skokie clerk.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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For Moss’ character, June Osborne, being stripped of all agency left her curled on a closet floor wishing for the end of her life.—
Trish Deitch,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Jon Rahm, the 2023 Masters champion and one of the biggest names on LIV Golf, wishes that a merger were closer but is also not ready to dwell on that during the first major of the season.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Chatsworth 3, Cleveland 1: Michael Guerrero threw the complete game, striking out seven and walking one, to lift Chatsworth to the West Valley League win.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
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Momentum is on the Blue Devils’ side, with nine straight wins after Friday’s triumph.—
Kennington Smith III,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Additional charges were added for inflicting great bodily injury – which included domestic violence.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The assault escalated into a violent spectacle, with The Rock employing a belt to inflict further damage.—
Newsweek Staff,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The pooch was initially passed off to the 1st Precinct and then brought to the East Harlem location of the Animal Care Centers of NYC.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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Urine testing is susceptible to drug users passing off clean urine from a third party as their own.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump defended his decision to impose tariffs, saying that the trade situation with U.S. partners was unsustainable and that someone needed to act.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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The suspension also does not extend to industry-specific tariffs that Trump imposed on steel, aluminum and auto imports.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 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 14 Apr. 2025.
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