tees off

Definition of tees offnext
present tense third-person singular of tee off
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Verb
  • LaCava said the change seems like another city policy that angers many residents without major impact.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
  • What angers me is thinking about what could have been.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • There’s something about it that rages and burns, especially among young women who process their emotions through melody and melodrama.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That said, that growth has stalled as the Middle East conflict rages on.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • Beyond the red tape that snarls any new apartment, condominiums confront an additional hurdle.
    M. Nolan Gray, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • My mom vents to me, my aunt asks me to intervene, and my grandmother just wants peace.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Leipold raves about Amachree’s work ethic and ability to pick up KU’s playbook.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The team raves about the hotel’s water pressure, and the waterfall shower lives up to the hype.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Luckily, if that clip snaps off, a quick fix is to purchase an RJClip.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • While the result snaps a five-game winning streak across all competitions, the Revs are unbeaten in six, have picked up back-to-back road results, and have the credibility of having taken Lionel Messi and the star-studded, defending MLS Cup champions to the brink.
    Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
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“Tees off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tees%20off. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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