tee up
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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This puts the show in an incredible place—and, hopefully, tees up Season 2 magnificently.
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Disney is betting the film’s cross-generational appeal, timely tech anxiety and a new Taylor Swift song will help tee up the summer’s family blockbusters.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
That war is supposed to end on Friday with the signing of a pact in Geneva that will tee up more comprehensive negotiations over the following 60 days.
—Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Having just completed filming, Mel Gibson’s two-part The Resurrection Of The Christ is teed up for spring of 2027 and 2028.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 June 2026
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Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
Disney is betting the film’s cross-generational appeal, timely tech anxiety and a new Taylor Swift song will help tee up the summer’s family blockbusters.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
That war is supposed to end on Friday with the signing of a pact in Geneva that will tee up more comprehensive negotiations over the following 60 days.
—Nancy A. Youssef, The Atlantic, 17 June 2026
Having just completed filming, Mel Gibson’s two-part The Resurrection Of The Christ is teed up for spring of 2027 and 2028.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 June 2026
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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