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Recent Examples of tee off
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.
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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
The Dodgers again couldn’t hold a lead, letting the Rockies tee off for 15 hits.
—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
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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
The Dodgers again couldn’t hold a lead, letting the Rockies tee off for 15 hits.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
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That angered the Cincinnati NAACP, who wanted council's makeup to reflect what voters wanted.—
Sharon Coolidge,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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While Massie and Fitzpatrick were the only GOP members to vote no, several House GOP hardliners were angered by the changes made to the bill by the Senate and there was an overnight scramble by Speaker Mike Johnson to secure the necessary support to proceed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 July 2025
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At another time, a perpetually anxious comedian who can’t keep from ranting about his paranoid worries about the end of the world probably would not feel like such a helpful guide to life.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
3 Dec. 2025
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This guy is, apparently, in a room ranting about everything else.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Dec. 2025
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An overnight traffic crash snarled traffic early Tuesday along Interstate 96 in Livingston County, Michigan.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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Iran closed it, snarling global energy-supply chains, to gain exactly the leverage now being employed at the negotiating table.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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The tandem of Towns, Bridges and Hart started the matchup with much better percentages before the offense sputtered down the stretch of Game 3.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 June 2026
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While secession sputtered, the Valley’s reactionary energy led to structural reforms at City Hall.—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
8 June 2026
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Her recent work revives a dreamy Renaissance style to show its absurd incompatibility with the raging, petulant menaces in whom the world’s power is concentrated.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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As Iran takes the field on Monday, war may or may not still be raging, pending peace talks.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Customers raved over the biscuits, shrimp and grits, griddle burger and brunch.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 June 2026
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Regulars rave about the tomato pie and the lemon bars.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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However, Stewart's video and appearance at the match sparked backlash with some fans venting their outrage in the comments section of his post.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The unit is configured for a 28-watt TDP, and the Ventiva modules are housed in a strip across the back edge of the laptop, venting out the rear.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
13 June 2026
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Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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As for fighting the Trump pressure campaign, even politicians as ambitious as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are mostly left to file lawsuits — and fulminate.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tee%20off. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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