Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for teeing off
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The 35-day government shutdown that stretched from December 2018 to January 2019 ended after 10 air traffic controllers stayed home, snarling air traffic.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Credit Tim Curry, whose snarling Pennywise is more grounded than Bill Skarsgård's monstrous interpretation — and arguably more effective.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Twenty years’ worth of imagery captured by two orbiters circling Mars has revealed raging winds on the red planet.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
8 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, in the wake of the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, politics has become increasingly polarized, with debates about free speech raging.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Start by blowing up a few balloons, then cover it with glue using a brush, and wrap the yarn around it.—
Ellen Sturm Niz,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some people are like that; thick people blowing up the world.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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TikTok user @shotmyheartwithnovacaine posted a video in July ranting about how people dress when going to concerts to her 137K followers.—
Laney Crawley,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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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
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In August, a single-engine Piper PA-28 crash landed on southbound Interstate 805 in Sorrento Valley after the pilot noticed the engine was sputtering and losing power.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the extent to which its defense is sputtering may be a surprise.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Following physical and emotional abuse, Lafferty became an anxious child who was constantly afraid of angering adults around her.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The new program, Train SMART, also risks angering a network of grassroots chapters and gun violence prevention volunteers at Everytown.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 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
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For example, the map shows cavities where clouds appear to have ruptured, venting streams of gas and dust into surrounding space.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The gymnast’s quickstep to a spirited tune from The Princess and the Frog had the judges raving about her natural ballroom ability.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Oct. 2025
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And now Bishop can't stop raving about the new products in her arsenal.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Teeing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teeing%20off. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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