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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The lead was short-lived as Jones equalised but Breckin teed up a late winner for Justin Oboavwoduo, picking up possession on the edge of the Sunderland box and playing a simple square pass to Oboavwoduo, who applied a clinical finish.
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Kuiper has teed up a replay of Bonds stealing his 500th base, noting that Bonds remains the only player in baseball history with 500 steals and 500 home runs.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
While discussing the strain of tariffs, anchor John Berman teed up Harry Enten, CNN’s chief data analyst, for a Kalshi plug, asking if Americans expect to receive stimulus checks from the government.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Read more on Democrats’ plan Senate Republicans have teed up a competing vote on an alternative to the subsidies.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
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Rob Tanner, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Kuiper has teed up a replay of Bonds stealing his 500th base, noting that Bonds remains the only player in baseball history with 500 steals and 500 home runs.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
While discussing the strain of tariffs, anchor John Berman teed up Harry Enten, CNN’s chief data analyst, for a Kalshi plug, asking if Americans expect to receive stimulus checks from the government.
—Danny Funt, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
Read more on Democrats’ plan Senate Republicans have teed up a competing vote on an alternative to the subsidies.
—Cate Martel, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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