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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Now, the primo mettle tester that is Oakmont beckons the world’s best as the first round of the 125th U.S. Open tees off Thursday morning.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Then participants will tee off at either Oak Glen or Willow Glen golf course, followed by an after-party dinner ceremony.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Scheffler and Noren will tee off together on Sunday at 2:40 p.m. ET.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
That is the weapon on hand for vengeful Abby Anderson (Kaitlyn Dever), who fatally tees off on Joel to avenge her dead father.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Then participants will tee off at either Oak Glen or Willow Glen golf course, followed by an after-party dinner ceremony.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2025
Scheffler and Noren will tee off together on Sunday at 2:40 p.m. ET.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
That is the weapon on hand for vengeful Abby Anderson (Kaitlyn Dever), who fatally tees off on Joel to avenge her dead father.
—Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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