teeing off

Definition of teeing offnext
present participle of tee off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeing off
Verb
  • The Iran war is also snarling shipments of other commodities, like fertilizer, aluminum, and helium.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Law enforcement took a 37-year-old Kuna man into custody Wednesday evening after a 2-mile police chase came to an end near Interstate 84, snarling traffic and forcing road closures, Meridian police said.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • What about destroying the stockpile by blowing up the canisters?
    Sheena Samu, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Since the early days of the pandemic — which is when many Stationerycore fans and creators at the festival date their stationery awakening — the stationery industry has been steadily expanding, even blowing up.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Fifteen months after raging winter storms battered the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, causing a 180-foot section to collapse into the ocean in a startling incident that made international news, the historic structure is on the mend.
    Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • That is the question raging in some neighborhoods these days.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Those are just a few of the questions that audience members are ranting and raving their way through while exiting the Hayes Theater.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Was there ever a great Final Four that didn't have one guy in a suit (or pullover) lording over the media room, ranting in the locker room or pointing fingers on one of those sidelines?
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • With the June primary looming, Villaraigosa’s campaign risks sputtering out.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • With the majority of their big-league starting lineup competing in the World Baseball Classic, the offense is sputtering big-time.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • This causes a rift within the family, particularly angering the eldest son, Erik, who feels deeply betrayed.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The administration also decided to allow the up to 80,000 metric tons of low-tariff, lower-quality beef from Argentina to be imported to help keep grocery prices down, angering cattle ranchers who argue the decision will hurt domestic production and sales.
    Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The process of venting the urine outside the capsule was a moment Koch also showed on camera earlier in the mission.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
  • The former is the fastest feasible way to get astronauts to Mars, operating at a frightful peak temperature of 4,400 degrees Fahrenheit (2,425 degrees Celsius)—and venting radioactive exhaust—albeit only for short, intense bursts.
    David W. Brown, Scientific American, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Those are just a few of the questions that audience members are ranting and raving their way through while exiting the Hayes Theater.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Kirkland Signature Imported Basil Pesto Pesto has seemingly endless uses in the kitchen, and Costco shoppers can’t stop raving about the Kirkland take on the classic Italian sauce.
    Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Apr. 2026
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“Teeing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeing%20off. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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