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Recent Examples of tee off
In the second half, the avalanche came because the Patriots, having expanded their lead, could tee off.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
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Separate blockades from haulers and farmers angered by the rising diesel prices have also shut down large swathes of the country’s highways, causing five days of disruption.—
Dalia Abdelwahab,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2026
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The mayor's threat to raise property taxes unless Albany agrees to tax the rich angered City Council Speaker Julie Menin.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Those are just a few of the questions that audience members are ranting and raving their way through while exiting the Hayes Theater.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Apr. 2026
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Was there ever a great Final Four that didn't have one guy in a suit (or pullover) lording over the media room, ranting in the locker room or pointing fingers on one of those sidelines?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Crashes involving about 70 vehicles snarled a section of a snowy Colorado highway and sent eight people to the hospital.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The snarling sound of a speedboat broke the spell.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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In 2025, Valanciunas was traded twice and finished the season with the Sacramento Kings, who sputtered in the Play-In.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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The Blue Jackets had sputtered along offensively for more than two weeks, scoring only 16 goals during a 2-7-1 tailspin that knocked them out of a playoff spot.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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As the debate over AI’s role in the workplace rages on, some experts warn that eliminating menial tasks with AI could come with a hidden cost to productivity.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The raging immovable object will butt up against the cool, collected irresistible force.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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The president of the United States is stark-raving mad.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
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For a teenager who should still be in high school and has never taken a competitive snap for Boise State, Jones has a lot of people asking, who is this kid everyone in the football program is raving about?—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2026
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The Mets have not exactly been a fun team to watch this week, and fans are already venting their frustrations with the seeming inability to create runs.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Some of the clips show onetime Orbán loyalists venting dissatisfaction with the government.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 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 18 Apr. 2026.
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