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Recent Examples of tee off
If the Patriots get out to an early lead, then outside linebackers K’Lavon Chaisson, Anfernee Jennings, Elijah Ponder and Harold Landry (if healthy), can tee off on those tackles.
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is too good to let Sean Payton and Bo Nix just tee off on Sunday, and here’s betting Los Angeles takes a similar approach to Kansas City and tries to keep the lid on the Broncos’ passing game.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Scottsdale, Arizona, is a top place to tee off.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
This will be the second straight week that the Boise State defense can try to tee off on a green quarterback.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
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Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter is too good to let Sean Payton and Bo Nix just tee off on Sunday, and here’s betting Los Angeles takes a similar approach to Kansas City and tries to keep the lid on the Broncos’ passing game.
—Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 4 Jan. 2026
Scottsdale, Arizona, is a top place to tee off.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2026
This will be the second straight week that the Boise State defense can try to tee off on a green quarterback.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
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Or simply anger that any parent would have to suffer the agony of having a missing child.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The first major nationwide protests against the Islamic regime began in June 2009, with demonstrators angered by the fraudulent presidential election.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Fry got out of the truck ranting and throwing sheets of paper on the ground, and left behind an orange duffel bag that prompted police to call in the bomb squad.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Pity those, too, ranting about the impurity of his points.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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The ground stops comes amid ongoing issues at the nation's airports where travelers have been snarled by long lines amid a partial government shutdown.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Security snarls The TSA PreCheck line at terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on March 27, 2026.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Heat stand 4-3 when starting the lineup, one that was efficient in building an early lead at the outset of Wednesday night’s game, but one that also sputtered at the start of the second half, when all of that early lead was lost.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Proposals to do so keep getting made but sputter early in the legislative process.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The senator discussed jobs, tax cuts, school choice, investment accounts for children, immigration, foreign policy and freedom in the wide-raging speech.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Mar. 2026
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And the war in Ukraine rages on.—
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Coaches praise each other Hoiberg raved about the job McCollum has done in his first season at Iowa and throughout his career.—
Kristie Rieken,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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At 21 years old the hype train is rolling in the game of baseball as everyone (front office, scouts, coaches and players) continues to rave about the outfielder.—
Dan Roche,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The 28-year-old’s frustrations came to the fore again after the Red Bull driver finished eighth at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend, venting his grievances to the media after the race.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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But Artemis 2 is a short mission, so its toilet doesn't need to do that; rather, the astronauts' urine will be vented into space several times per day.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.—
Shun Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tee%20off. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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