tee up
phrasal verb
teed up; teeing up; tees up
golf
: to place (a ball) on a tee
It's time to tee up.
He teed the ball up.
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The Dodgers’ four-run third featured a leadoff walk to Shohei Ohtani and a one-out walk to Freddie Freeman, teeing up Will Smith’s three-run homer to left.
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
House Republicans on Wednesday advanced the Senate’s blueprint to enact key parts of President Trump’s legislative agenda, teeing up the measure for a final vote — even as its fate hangs in the balance amid conservative opposition.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The Wilde news wound up getting out and was the spark that lit the wick around all the behind-the-scenes drama on that production, teeing up intrigue and want-to-see for the edgy romantic drama and a $19.3M opening.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Her concern over both the animals and the big picture, not to mention her frustration and anger over what legacies of long-grift greed have wrought, offers the tiniest beacon of feeling in a film preoccupied with teeing up some frankly unimpressive carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
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Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Apr. 2025
House Republicans on Wednesday advanced the Senate’s blueprint to enact key parts of President Trump’s legislative agenda, teeing up the measure for a final vote — even as its fate hangs in the balance amid conservative opposition.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
The Wilde news wound up getting out and was the spark that lit the wick around all the behind-the-scenes drama on that production, teeing up intrigue and want-to-see for the edgy romantic drama and a $19.3M opening.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 5 Apr. 2025
Her concern over both the animals and the big picture, not to mention her frustration and anger over what legacies of long-grift greed have wrought, offers the tiniest beacon of feeling in a film preoccupied with teeing up some frankly unimpressive carnage.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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