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Recent Examples of tee off
The Dodgers again couldn’t hold a lead, letting the Rockies tee off for 15 hits.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Watson, a two-time Masters champion who participated in Thursday morning's ceremonial tee off at Augusta National, voiced strong criticism about the process.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Today, trying the legendary fare (and paying next to nothing for it) is as much a part of the Masters experience as seeing the golfers tee off.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
At the Netflix Cup, which to be fair was not intended to be a serious golf match, participants could only tee off when the killer Squid Game doll temporarily looked away from the tee box.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
Watson, a two-time Masters champion who participated in Thursday morning's ceremonial tee off at Augusta National, voiced strong criticism about the process.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Today, trying the legendary fare (and paying next to nothing for it) is as much a part of the Masters experience as seeing the golfers tee off.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 7 Apr. 2026
At the Netflix Cup, which to be fair was not intended to be a serious golf match, participants could only tee off when the killer Squid Game doll temporarily looked away from the tee box.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
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Set in 1986, the story follows two brothers, Irwin and Gary Pearl, whose get-rich scheme to help clean up the Gowanus Canal ends in disaster after Irwin (Teller), a nebbish family man, angers Russian mobsters by unwittingly witnessing their criminal activity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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The delay angered rural Republicans, who wanted to see the farm bill passed.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
13 May 2026
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She has also been criticized for not raising her voice on Selection Sundays, as if a conference commissioner could rant and rave more teams in the Field of 68.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Santat’s illustrations begin with straightforward, muted sincerity and become brighter, busier, and more gleeful—filling every corner of the page—as Sharpson’s narrator becomes ever more unhinged, ranting about fish spies, fish disguises, and fish taking over the world.—
Elise Broach,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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If the conditions are right, and the cap breaks, that unstable air will create ferocious, snarling supercells that grumble and crackle with energy.—
Emily Holshouser
May 19,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2026
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The tension of that spot kick, in front of thousands of snarling Rangers fans, or the prospect of lining up for his country at a largely-home-soil World Cup in a few weeks’ time.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
16 May 2026
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Their side hustle is sputtering toward some sort of finish line, the Saudi’s Public Investment Fund having pulled the cashflow that made LIV so appealing in the first place.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
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The offense sputtered again in the final four games of the road trip, with the Mets scoring only seven runs in four games against the Rockies and Diamondbacks.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 May 2026
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Outside his ivory tower, the heterosis disease is raging on, turning men whose appetites normally lay only in prostate orgasms, poppers, all-night benders, and chemsex into the kind of people who suddenly have an affection for a church wedding.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 May 2026
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As the war [by Russia in Ukraine] rages on, Sakha culture is increasingly reaching beyond its borders and building new connections with the East.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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Thorne's fans quickly flocked to the comments section of her post to rave over her eye-catching look and return to red hair.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Ricci raved about Griffin’s IQ on the floor.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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The comedian continued to vent in an interview with The New York Times published May 5.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Turn on the kitchen fan to vent jalapeño fumes.—
Jed Portman,
Midwest Living,
15 May 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 21 May. 2026.
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