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passed off
verb as in give because one does not want it
Example Sentences
For instance, a cheap fish like tilapia may be given the name of a more expensive fish, like red snapper, or an endangered species might be passed off as a better-faring alternative.
“Especially if they are passed off to hands that are not the right ones.”
The trouble followed a major police operation in the city surrounding the annual Apprentice Boys' Relief of Derry parade, which passed off without incident.
It followed a major police operation in the city surrounding the annual Apprentice Boys Relief of Derry parade, which passed off without incident.
But only a handful of arrests were reported during the evening as demonstrations largely passed off peacefully.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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