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Recent Examples of tee off
Some of the best golfers in the world are teeing off in Fort Worth this week.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Sports + entertainment Sports at a glance … The final round of the PGA Championship tees off later today in Charlotte, North Carolina.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Scheffler will play the final round of the PGA Championship with Noren, teeing off at 2:40 p.m. Eastern time.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The thought of golfers teeing off on an Indigenous sacred site every day grated Wallace.
—Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 May 2025
Sports + entertainment Sports at a glance … The final round of the PGA Championship tees off later today in Charlotte, North Carolina.
—Andrew Torgan, CNN Money, 18 May 2025
Scheffler will play the final round of the PGA Championship with Noren, teeing off at 2:40 p.m. Eastern time.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
The thought of golfers teeing off on an Indigenous sacred site every day grated Wallace.
—Kevin Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
Verb
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The move, which the governor said was necessary to increase collaboration and mentorship among civil servants, angered state workers and the labor groups representing them.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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Additionally, reports had indicated that President Xi was angered over the transaction since Hutchison did not ask for approval of the deal in advance.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
3 June 2025
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Among other things, Buster is shown doing cocaine and ranting about a barkeeper who refused to waive his beer tab.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
25 May 2025
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In real life, the problematic rapper has a storied history with SNL after having both ranted about and praised the show while appearing as a musical guest.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
19 May 2025
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Whatever the reason, Musk’s attacks have snarled already tricky talks with GOP senators who are working on their version of the bill.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
4 June 2025
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Ian McDiarmid finally gets the chance to take the mask off as the would-be Emperor and reveals the character’s full, snarling villainy.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2025
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The offense was sputtering; only Alonso was hitting well.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Not without its very minor, even vaguely Altman-esque hangout-movie pleasures, Fast Company sputters around in second gear for most of its blessedly brief 91 minutes.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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Keeping the party raging will require some salesmanship.—
Dan Alexander,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Fraser delivers a brimstone sermon worthy of a Baptist preacher at a tent revival, raging at plutocrats who ravage those with less (or nothing at all).—
Hamilton Cain,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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My whole family raved about its sweet-tart flavor and creamy texture.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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Our experts always rave about these products too much.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
26 May 2025
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President Donald Trump has vented his frustration with China's President Xi Jinping, as the trade conflict flares again, despite an agreement in Geneva to slash tariffs and work constructively to resolve key differences.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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But fury is being openly vented across the Russia media, with pro-Kremlin pundits and bloggers seething with calls for retribution, even nuclear retaliation.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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As for fighting the Trump pressure campaign, even politicians as ambitious as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker are mostly left to file lawsuits — and fulminate.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 May 2025
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At the time, even Carter's fellow Democrats fulminated against his incompetence.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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