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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Those charges, which were also dismissed after his election victory, carried decades in prison.Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 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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Another win: The loop on its lid is easy to attach to a backpack or anything else.Alexis Berger, SELF, 15 Jan. 2025
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The Huskies continue their historic rivalry series with No. 15 Tennessee in Knoxville on Feb. 6, then look for their first win against No. 2 South Carolina since 2021 in Columbia on Feb. 16.Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 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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In 2023, the non-partisan fiscal note for Del. Wilson’s bill cautioned about possible burdens the law could impose.Gary Collins, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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The government is also confident India will not experience any shortage or price spikes in oil after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russian oil, of which India is one of the top buyers.Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 16 Jan. 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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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 20 Jan. 2025.
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