Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeing off
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At night, Yusuf goes back to his village, where his family is regularly brutalized by the local authorities, led by the snarling protomillenarian Captain Wingate (played by Robert Aramayo, whom some will recognize as the young actor who scored an upset win at the BAFTAs last month for I Swear).—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
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Activists have long made Maryland a cultural battleground over transit, with pushes for traffic-snarling bike lanes, and doomed infrastructure projects like the Red Line, described by former Governor Larry Hogan as a boondoggle.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2026
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After years as a child and teen star, Moretz comes into her own as the leading lady, expressing an understandably selfish need to explore what could have been, at the risk of blowing up the wedding and her own relationships and friendships.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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The gap between the fan’s triumphant bald selfie and the trade blowing up was half an hour.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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An impassioned group of parents and alumni has spent the last five months fighting to reverse the inclusion of girls, raging against what school leaders have repeatedly emphasized is a nonnegotiable final decision.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Texas high school baseball season is raging on, and several Fort Worth-area athletes have had stellar performances.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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Fry got out of the truck ranting and throwing sheets of paper on the ground, and left behind an orange duffel bag that prompted police to call in the bomb squad.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Pity those, too, ranting about the impurity of his points.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
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With the June primary looming, Villaraigosa’s campaign risks sputtering out.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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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
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This causes a rift within the family, particularly angering the eldest son, Erik, who feels deeply betrayed.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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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
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The fans are, understandably, venting their frustration at the prospect of Spurs being relegated for the first time since 1977.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Neo chassis also features side-firing speakers instead of speakers beneath the keyboard, venting out slits on the left and right side that resemble SD-card slots.—
Joe Osborne,
PC Magazine,
10 Mar. 2026
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The film’s use of religious imagery—in footage of the Islamic ritual tawaf on TV, in the positioning of speakers at the desert party like Catholic figurines on an altar—charges raving with a higher meaning.—
Álex Maroño Porto,
The Atlantic,
14 Mar. 2026
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These shoes have earned over 68,000 five-star reviews, with plenty of shoppers raving about their comfort and durability.—
Genevieve Cepeda,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Teeing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeing%20off. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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