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pass off
verb as in give because one does not want it
Example Sentences
More specifically, this torpedoes what Trump has tried to pass off as a "peace initiative."
Somewhere inside a tabula rasa passed off as an office space, a diligent worker is rewarded with a five-minute "dance experience."
There were daily reports of brides being burnt to death by their husbands and in-laws and the murders were often passed off as "kitchen accidents".
In England it is a criminal offence to complete work for a student which they can pass off as their own.
For Kenyan musician and producer Tabu Osusa, it heralds the risk of cultural appropriation - with AI passing off African sounds without acknowledging their source.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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