TEE OFF Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

tee off

verb

Definition of tee off

as in to anger

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Recent Examples of tee off Benge cut the lead to 7-3, only for Julio Rodriguez to tee off on left-hander Cionel Perez in the bottom of the inning to put the Mariners back up by five. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026 The Reserve is known for its 1,000-foot elevation change and hillside clubhouse, where golfers can take in the mountain views before teeing off or after finishing a round. — Megan Dubois, USA Today, 13 May 2026 This was decades before the NFL introduced an evolving slew of rules to further protect quarterbacks under a roughing-the-passer penalty, and when defenders would tee off on signal-callers from the head to the legs. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 13 May 2026 With the golf world's best preparing to tee off in her backyard for the 2026 PGA Championship, one of the most promising young golfers in the Philadelphia area is taking notes. — Nikki Dementri, CBS News, 12 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for tee off

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The receptionist angers Kripke and Bert so much that they are picked up by the police — along with Stuart, who had also been arrested.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2026
The strategy has also angered China, which has demanded that Manila rein in the Coast Guard spokesman who leads it.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of anger

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The coronavirus pandemic snarled supply chains and raised labor and transportation costs.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
While that shutdown ostensibly ended in mid-November, a partial government shutdown dragged on through April, snarling the Department of Homeland Security and causing long delays and confusion at airports across the country.

— Drew Pittock, USA Today, 23 July 2026

Definition of snarl

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The redshirt junior signal caller sputtered to start the first half of 2025, but by November, Manning was one of the best quarterbacks in the country and should carry that over into this year.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
With fighting flaring again and diplomacy appearing to sputter, both sides made moves suggesting an escalation was possible.

— Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of sputter

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France's wine and spirits industry — a staple of its national economy accounting for about $19 billion in exports in 2024 — was already in trouble before the fires started raging.

— Martina Di Licosa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
In Spain, several fires raged earlier this month, with a major wildfire near Madrid, and another in the country's Castellón region, forcing several tens of thousands of people to flee their homes.

— Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 31 July 2026

Definition of rage

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With more than 350 clients, Ghost Town is now everywhere and their customers rave about their work to move encampments that once held them hostage.

— Laurie Perez, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Julia Roberts Julia Roberts raved over Fauci while conducting an Instagram Live interview with him as part of ONE Campaign’s new #PassTheMic series.

— Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of rave

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After the match, British politicians and fans took to social media to vent their anger, helping amplify a wave of online posts criticizing both Argentina and its national team, digital researchers said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Individuals with a portable air conditioner that has a single hose, which is typically vented out of a window, should use it sparingly.

— Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Definition of vent

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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
Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of fulminate

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