tee off
verb
teed off; teeing off; tees off
1
: to drive from a tee
3
: to hit hard
4
: to make an angry denunciation
—often used with on
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This week, Arnie’s tournament — the 48th Arnold Palmer Invitational — tees off at Bay Hill with a field worthy of the statue’s pose looming above the grounds.
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Both teams for Tsarukyan and Poullas stormed the wrestling mat and started to tee off on one another, as officials and others tried to step in and stop the confrontation.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Tauchman teed off on a 1-0 changeup, sending over the right field fence.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Scottie Scheffler, who made the cut on the number, finished about the time the last group teed off.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
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Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Both teams for Tsarukyan and Poullas stormed the wrestling mat and started to tee off on one another, as officials and others tried to step in and stop the confrontation.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 Mar. 2026
Tauchman teed off on a 1-0 changeup, sending over the right field fence.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Scottie Scheffler, who made the cut on the number, finished about the time the last group teed off.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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