teeing off

present participle of tee off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeing off
Verb
  • Joe shouts as the snarling lobos close in.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Dry washes, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • On Wednesday night, the 2023 US Open winner and reigning French Open champion hosted a raging New York Fashion Week party to unveil a personalized collection of her favorite clothes and accessories for Miu Miu Select.
    Paul Chi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The brand is blowing up for its bold designs, playful colorways, and the distinct versatility of its catalog.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Surely Putin was in a panic at that point, for had NATO even threatened to take any action—such as blowing up the Kursk bridge and thereby trapping his army in Ukraine—he would have been left with the choice of surrender or all-out intercontinental nuclear war.
    Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An alienated professor takes up weight lifting and ranting in Jordan Castro’s perceptive new novel, Muscle Man.
    Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Lawyers at Walsh Gallegos coordinated two releases of emails and other documents on behalf of the school board, but CNN reported how gaping holes remained, surprising and angering board members.
    Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 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
  • The slippers have more than 1,600 five-star ratings, with fellow shoppers raving about their durability and fit.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Fans are raving about the episode on reddit and elsewhere.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Teeing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeing%20off. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.

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