Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeing off
Verb
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Television cameras caught Adebayo snarling dismissively.—
Jon Krawczynski,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Entire families, with kids and dogs, took their holiday portraits — not with a jocular Santa, but with a snarling Krampus, standing in front of an Alpine forest backdrop.—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
8 Dec. 2025
Verb
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In such a case, any adjustment to that initial arrangement, no matter how small, would prevent the fluid from blowing up.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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Of course, the committee wouldn’t normally award the prize to someone who has been blowing up small, allegedly drug-running fishing boats, killing the people in them.—
Merrill Matthews,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Another is an anarchist raging against a large corporation.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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The third model to ever wear a raging bull on its hood, the Miura wasn’t even supposed to exist.—
Will Sabel Courtney,
Robb Report,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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When someone is ranting and raving about you, ignore them.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cheung played a tape of Nicholson ranting and raving at the Kaiser facility in Irvine.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After sputtering at the beginning of 2026, the economy grew rapidly in the middle two quarters and is on pace to accelerate at a 3% pace in the fourth quarter, according to preliminary data from the Atlanta Fed.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
3 Jan. 2026
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The fact that Stockton had to keep doing that was a reflection of the offense around him sputtering.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The board instead approved a resolution to reexamine current campus spaces, angering some parents.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile another son, Eduardo, lobbied US officials to impose tariffs on Brazil in response to the verdict, angering many back home.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Violence is for getting your way; for asserting your existence as an individual or a group; for venting torrential feeling; for sadistic pleasure.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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Following a rough Detroit Lions loss to the Seattle Seahawks in 2022, Aaron — then the defensive coordinator for the Lions — was venting over dinner.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Calling the show a gay hockey romance doesn't quite capture just why fans are raving about it.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
8 Jan. 2026
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Leonardo DiCaprio leads the film alongside Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn, leaving critics, including our own, raving all awards season.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Teeing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeing%20off. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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