TEES OFF Synonyms: 40 Similar and Opposite Words

tees off

verb

present tense third-person singular of tee off

as in angers

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All the spending on the national events angers one supervisor at a Florida airport.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
That angers Oswadeliz Nuñez, whose son Daniel Núñez remains missing after being deported.

— Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 30 June 2026

Definition of angers

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And his ultimate war is with Bob, a tech CEO who rants about his haters and has gotten rich off rebranded snake oil and whose obvious corruption has been obscured by his self-mythologizing.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
One grumbles when the driver rants about development’s ravages.

— Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2025

Definition of rants

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But for ordinary Americans, for those of us without fame, wealth, or connections, the machinery of justice often sputters.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2026
This will be a close game while the Eagles offense sputters against the Seahawks defense, and the offense hears a few boos in the second half.

— Zach Berman, New York Times, 15 May 2026

Definition of sputters

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Back at home, Valerie vents to Mark about the tough position she’s been put in.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 May 2026
His goodbye with Jimmy goes poorly, turning into a heated argument where Jimmy vents his frustration and hurt, feeling shut out and unappreciated by Paul.

— Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

Definition of vents

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One of those people is Chiappetta, who raves about the example Mally is setting for Naperville North.

— Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Amazon has deals on the exact brands the multi-hyphenate wears and raves about, plus pieces pulled straight from her playbook (cough, her Instagram, cough).

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 3 July 2026

Definition of raves

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Incoom played 85% of Carolina’s special teams snaps last season.

— Mike Kaye July 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
The slightest details, or the smallest bits of structure, are what stick out—what can feel like an amorphous ooze of nothingness suddenly snaps into place thanks to a rhythmic rattle or jagged vocal sample.

— Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026

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