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Recent Examples of tee off
His absence will not taint this event, as many of the other top players in the world will all be teeing off on Thursday.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The league’s championship tees off December 5-6th back at Grass Clippings at Rolling Hills.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Ben Griffin tees off on the fifteenth hole during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
—CBS News, 25 May 2025
The Next Round June 4: Hops on the Fairway, the San Diego Brewers Guild’s 11th annual fundraiser, tees off at 10 a.m.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The league’s championship tees off December 5-6th back at Grass Clippings at Rolling Hills.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Ben Griffin tees off on the fifteenth hole during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
—CBS News, 25 May 2025
The Next Round June 4: Hops on the Fairway, the San Diego Brewers Guild’s 11th annual fundraiser, tees off at 10 a.m.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
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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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Pacino’s The Ritual — which opened in theaters on Friday — has critics not raving, but ripping the celebrated actor’s exorcism film.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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But what really stands out is the fabric—it’s made from 100 percent polyester microfiber that’s brushed on both sides, giving it that buttery-soft feel shoppers can’t stop raving about.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
6 June 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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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tee%20off. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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