tees off

Definition of tees offnext
present tense third-person singular of tee off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tees off
Verb
  • What angers me is thinking about what could have been.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
  • And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To this day, the wave of violence rages on in Sinaloa and other states where the cartel has influence.
    Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
  • War rages on The election has been widely dismissed by international observers and governments as illegitimate.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • The arc of the season sputters between big and little problems in a haphazard manner, with strange side quests for Simon and Trevor that are more head-scratching than adventurous.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
  • That's why, for weeks, Browns fans, analysts, and even local radio hosts have pressed Cleveland to give Sanders more playing time as the offense sputters under Dillon Gabriel.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • At first, Maia vents her frustrations with her attention-seeking friend.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Still, Greenlaw’s been in constant communication with backup Justin Strnad in games he’s missed, and Bailey raves about his veteran presence behind closed doors.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The group is returning to Michigan City after their audience raves in January 2025.
    Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The tree snaps vertically to relieve the pressure.
    Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s film uses drone footage and re-enactments to tell the story of eight passengers dangling from a cable car over a ravine after a wire snaps.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • That turns out to be a mistake, since a commando team soon storms his island with orders to kill him on sight.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Venita then storms out rather than talk to Salley and confront it.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
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“Tees off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tees%20off. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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