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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Abiy also angered Somalia by trying to negotiate access to the sea via the territory of Somaliland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
That is, Lamashtu spoke out about something that angered and disgusted the divine patriarch, and she was cast down to earth.

— Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 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

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Hours later, the world began shutting down as the COVID-19 pandemic raged.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
However, his raging protectiveness over what might be lost — language, attire, ritual, even memory — grows more pronounced as Rio veers further into phantasmagoria by way of dreams and visions.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of rage

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Our young programming team was raving about Rhys Marc Jones’s ‘Black Church Bay,’ a thriller starring Joe Locke, who is also one of our guests.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Come early evening, Stinky's Fish Camp, a Santa Rosa Beach standout for Gulf-to-table cuisine, was an essential stop—locals rave about its fried oyster sandwich.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of rave

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One day, a writer who’d been venting her stress at me and another staffer burned all the way through his long fuse.

— Mike Hogan, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Rein in your LinkedIn rants Getting recruited is the second most common way people get a new job, so make sure your LinkedIn profile is polished and professional, Dilber says — and not a place to vent.

— Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 23 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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