teeing off

present participle of tee off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeing off
Verb
  • Indeed, the film includes audio of President Nixon snarling about Hersh in conversations with his national security adviser, Henry Kissinger.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
  • For the privileged few, a cool $27,000 can pay for a gourmet cuisine just yards from F1 cars snarling past.
    Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That people might be falling for the Minneapolis shooter’s scribblings and raging at each other over potential motivations is likely thrilling to potential copycat killers—proof that the troll still works.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Flash floods are usually characterized by raging torrents after heavy rains.
    AZCentral.com, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now my parents can log in, scroll to their hearts’ content, and comment on their grandchild’s latest antics without blowing up my phone.
    Daphne Wilder, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Ned pushes a big red button at the end of the press to see what happens, and nothing does — but then his phone starts blowing up with staffers volunteering to pitch in on his new local reporting initiative.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Some of these people are ranting and raving, threatening violence against strangers or exhibiting tendencies to hurt themselves, others are quietly living in filth or unclothed or unshod in frigid temperatures.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2025
  • At another time, a perpetually anxious comedian who can’t keep from ranting about his paranoid worries about the end of the world probably would not feel like such a helpful guide to life.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • That this continues after years of California officials proposing law after law to rein in the industry leaves this scribe, and many others, sputtering with rage.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
  • While the economy’s growth in the second quarter can be mostly attributed to trade swings and consumers, a look under the hood shows that underlying momentum is sputtering.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In particular, the new logo is the latest in a string of changes angering some of its loyal fans who fear the 56-year-old chain is drifting too far from its bucolic roots.
    Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Starbase, which Texas voters in Cameron County approved in May to become its own town, attracted some controversy in June when commissioners with the city of Starbase voted unanimously to close several of the city’s public streets to outsiders, angering longtime residents and property owners.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At the Australian Open, Broomfield, now an influencer and model, posted a video, venting her frustrations.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The young people who shared these experiences typically were venting their feelings, asking questions or seeking support.
    Laura Schwab Reese, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now, imagine a similar top with the capri trousers fashion editors and trendsetters can't stop raving about.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Goodreads users can't stop raving about these hot new books that will hit shelves this fall, so add them to your own TBR pile then join the conversation online.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Teeing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeing%20off. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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