tee up
phrasal verb
teed up; teeing up; tees up
golf
: to place (a ball) on a tee
It's time to tee up.
He teed the ball up.
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Congress remains out of session throughout the week, teeing up the shutdown to continue at least into next week.
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2026
But the Monday passage tees up questions about next steps and whether the Senate will take up the House legislation after previously passing its version, the Road to Housing Act.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
The Hollywood Reporter has learned the Cadillac Formula 1 team will have a commercial during the 4th quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl, using the game to debut the livery for its high-tech race cars, while teeing up Apple’s F1 ambitions in the process.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Iran abandoned planned nuclear talks with the US in Turkey and proposed limited negotiations in Oman instead, teeing up a tense back-and-forth with Washington that rattled traders Wednesday.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2026
But the Monday passage tees up questions about next steps and whether the Senate will take up the House legislation after previously passing its version, the Road to Housing Act.
—Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026
The Hollywood Reporter has learned the Cadillac Formula 1 team will have a commercial during the 4th quarter of Sunday’s Super Bowl, using the game to debut the livery for its high-tech race cars, while teeing up Apple’s F1 ambitions in the process.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
Iran abandoned planned nuclear talks with the US in Turkey and proposed limited negotiations in Oman instead, teeing up a tense back-and-forth with Washington that rattled traders Wednesday.
—J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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