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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Noem’s purchases were largely made out of public view and angered communities that were caught by surprise.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
World Cup fans were frequently angered not only by unfavorable refereeing decisions, but by inconsistency.

— Basel Tarab, STAT, 22 July 2026

Definition of anger

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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
But this year, the measure has become snarled in tensions over defense spending levels and the SAVE America Act.

— Chantelle Lee, Time, 22 July 2026

Definition of snarl

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Last season was a different situation, as the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces sputtered for the first two-thirds of the regular season before ending it on a 16-game winning streak.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Of course, there’s the concern of how previous overseas talent has fared at UCLA as a roster with five European players in their first year of college basketball sputtered to a 16-17 season in 2023-24.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 9 July 2026

Definition of sputter

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Massive forest fires have forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain, with residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux on Friday as flames raged out of control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The Ukrainian attacks on the sprawling Russian warehouses produced stark images, with massive pillars of black smoke rising above fires that raged at facilities of Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer and its equivalent of Amazon.

— Dasha Litvinova, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of rage

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Even celebrities have been taking to social media to rave about the series, including former host of The View, Sherri Shepard.

— Kate Bartlett, NPR, 24 July 2026
Nootbaar attended Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s last game in Japan and absolutely raved about the energy in the stadium.

— Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of rave

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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
Furthermore, the technique uses a sodium hydroxide reagent to capture the plastic’s carbon rather than venting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 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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