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Recent Examples of tee off
Sam Cooney, lead golf trader at Circa Sports, shared that McIlroy has been getting the most bets since Circa put up a new Masters futures pool this week, where bets only count if the golfer does, in fact, tee off.
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Max Meyer, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Friday, with Spaun and Glover teeing off at 8:02 a.m. ET (12:02 p.m. GMT) and 1:40 p.m. ET (5:40 p.m. GMT) respectively.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
There are 95 golfers set to tee off amidst Augusta National's blooming azaleas, including big names like defending champion, Scottie Scheffler and Rory Mcllroy.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The 2025 Masters is teeing off across ESPN and CBS.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Max Meyer, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
Friday, with Spaun and Glover teeing off at 8:02 a.m. ET (12:02 p.m. GMT) and 1:40 p.m. ET (5:40 p.m. GMT) respectively.
—Jack Bantock, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
There are 95 golfers set to tee off amidst Augusta National's blooming azaleas, including big names like defending champion, Scottie Scheffler and Rory Mcllroy.
—Christopher Murray, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The 2025 Masters is teeing off across ESPN and CBS.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
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Trump's actions angered Canadians and stoked a surge in nationalism, helping the Liberals to flip the narrative and win a fourth straight term in power.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Along with safety, downtown residents say green space has been one of the top concerns of the almost 100,000 people who live there, so the attack on some of the area’s few trees particularly angered people.—
Kevinisha Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Viewers have also been ranting and raving about the film, with many stuck on one scene in particular that tells the deep rooted journey of Black music through scenery.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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That venue decision takes away the D.C. district court’s jurisdiction where Judge James E. Boasberg has been ranting about Trump.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2025
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The sight snarled traffic, and state troopers shut down both sides of the interstate for the safety of motorists.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2025
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The blackout snarled traffic, forced hundreds of businesses to close and left those unable to afford generators scrambling to buy ice and candles.—
Danica Coto,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2025
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But reality bit by mid-2021, when the Fed began signaling tapering while Europe’s recovery sputtered.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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April 26, 2025 The Chargers used the draft to add firepower to an offense that sputtered last season.—
Thuc Nhi Nguyen,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The move from rally scoring to conventional side-out scoring debate raged on during the event.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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In a time when debates over teaching Black history are raging across the country, even the perception that major institutions could be quietly backing away from civil rights history feels alarming.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
28 Apr. 2025
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Reviewers rave about the Court backpack because there’s space for your laptop, AirPods, umbrella, water bottle, and more.—
Isis Briones,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2025
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In a full review of the product, our writer raves about the results.—
Deanna Pai,
Glamour,
17 Apr. 2025
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This magma cap traps heat and pressure, but also allows gas to vent, reducing eruption risk.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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This boundary is especially helpful when a parent leans on you for emotional support in ways that feel overwhelming or inappropriate: venting about your other parent, processing their own mental health, or relying on you for constant reassurance.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
24 Apr. 2025
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At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Michael McFaul: The tragic success of global Putinism The European far right traditionally fulminated against Atlanticism, decrying the United States as the fulcrum of a global liberal order from which Europeans must de-link.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tee%20off. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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