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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According to the myth, Agamemnon angers the goddess Artemis by killing one of her sacred deer.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Lai, who won election two years ago, and his ruling DPP champion Taiwan’s separate identity from China, a position that frequently angers Beijing, which views the island as an inviolable part of Chinese territory.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 July 2026

Definition of angers

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As the war to capture the Iron Throne rages on, Criston marches onward with his men, including Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox), to put a stop to the Rivermen reaching King’s Landing and aiding Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy).

— Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026
Debate rages to this day whether the committee was justified in its decision to exclude the Seminoles.

— Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of rages

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Day to day, as the city grows, there’s also the question of traffic, which snarls the city as public transit initiatives have repeatedly struggled.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Security snarls The TSA PreCheck line at terminal B in LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City, on March 27, 2026.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 28 Mar. 2026

Definition of snarls

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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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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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