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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There’s nothing wrong with a couple of first downs and teeing up Vance Joseph’s charges with a long punt.
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
The upper chamber already advanced its version through a procedural hurdle at the beginning of September, easily clearing the 60-vote filibuster threshold, and teeing up final passage for a future vote.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Earlier Wednesday, Schumer took a rare procedural step to tee up the Senate to vote on his amendment that would have required the release of Epstein documents ahead of a final vote on a must-pass defense spending bill.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
The proposal likely tees up negotiations between the crypto-friendly Democrats and Republicans, who will need at least seven of their colleagues across the aisle to join them in supporting a market structure bill.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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Troy Renck, Denver Post, 11 Sep. 2025
The upper chamber already advanced its version through a procedural hurdle at the beginning of September, easily clearing the 60-vote filibuster threshold, and teeing up final passage for a future vote.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025
Earlier Wednesday, Schumer took a rare procedural step to tee up the Senate to vote on his amendment that would have required the release of Epstein documents ahead of a final vote on a must-pass defense spending bill.
—Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2025
The proposal likely tees up negotiations between the crypto-friendly Democrats and Republicans, who will need at least seven of their colleagues across the aisle to join them in supporting a market structure bill.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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