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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Skinner burst through the line late in the third quarter and blocked AJ Cole’s punt with his helmet, teeing up the Broncos for what ended up being the game-winning field goal in a 10-7 rock-fight victory over the Raiders on Thursday at Empower Field.
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
In the mornings, sunlight streams in through the skylight overhead to bathe the place in warmth, while at sundown, the surrounding forests in Hunter invite you to tee up the outdoor fire pit and take it all in.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
Louis Crevier got way too aggressive in the neutral zone in the first period, allowing Scheifele to blow by him and tee up the first of Vilardi’s two goals, this one on a two-on-one.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The film, which expands on Manuel’s Silver Bear Jury Prize-winning short of the same name from the Berlin Film Festival, follows Isabel, a tee-girl at Manila’s Alabang Golf & Country Club who spends her days teeing up golf balls mere inches from swinging clubs.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
In the mornings, sunlight streams in through the skylight overhead to bathe the place in warmth, while at sundown, the surrounding forests in Hunter invite you to tee up the outdoor fire pit and take it all in.
—Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
Louis Crevier got way too aggressive in the neutral zone in the first period, allowing Scheifele to blow by him and tee up the first of Vilardi’s two goals, this one on a two-on-one.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2025
The film, which expands on Manuel’s Silver Bear Jury Prize-winning short of the same name from the Berlin Film Festival, follows Isabel, a tee-girl at Manila’s Alabang Golf & Country Club who spends her days teeing up golf balls mere inches from swinging clubs.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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