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 At other tournaments, players who tee off late in the afternoon sometimes end up scrambling to find a dinner spot. — Anya Armentrout, Twin Cities, 25 July 2026 Chris Gotterup, who is tied with Fitzpatrick for the PGA Tour lead with three wins in 2026, will tee off with Sam Burns and Adam Scott in one of the more intriguing afternoon groups. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 Scottie Scheffler and Viktor Hovland will tee off shortly in a sudden-death playoff at the Travelers Championship after both finishing 21 under par. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for tee off

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But Trump’s solution, to import 300,000 metric tons of beef and sell it at a reduced cost, angered American ranchers.

— Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Rebecca regrets angering Matthijs (Matteo van der Grijn) after putting his daughter in the middle of a heated discussion around the possibility of Matthijs moving to London.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of anger

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Elon Musk is ranting on X in response to the upcoming documentary, Musk.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2026
Videos of Cubans exploding in anger and ranting against the government have become frequent despite the severe penalties Cuban law imposes to those who criticize the authorities.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of rant

Verb

But back home in the 305, Brady and Earle were never spotted together again, at least in public, and talk of their possible budding situationship sputtered.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
While the engine sputters out in other sectors, construction and manufacturing is roaring now because of data centers; otherwise, the industry would be in recession, a Chicago manager said in the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book this week.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of sputter

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As debate rages over how to respond to the growing power of artificial intelligence, Bill Gates is throwing a billion dollars and some words of wisdom at the problem.

— Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Wind River’s Julia Jones shows up as a Native woman who joins the pack, and holds her own against obstacles ranging from raging rivers to even-more-raging men.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of rage

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See also the frequency that Carter raves about problematic collaborators — Kanye!

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Delevingne is coming off raved about Cannes drama Club Kid, Worthington returned for the blockbuster Avatar franchise and Hemsworth last year had Netflix’s The Witcher.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of rave

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That history informed a complicated night in Queens, where some fans used Alonso’s return as a springboard to vent frustrations over a Mets team that fell to 69-81 and were officially eliminated from playoff contention with Monday’s defeat.

— Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026
Opposing data centers offers people a way to vent their broader concerns about the technology’s increasing dominance.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 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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