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 posts tee up a potentially tense exchange between U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and his European counterpart later Friday morning.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 23 May 2025
The committee’s action tees up consideration by the full council at a later date.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
Below, Christensen unpacks Angie’s Season 3 journey and her directorial debut, and tees up an extremely intense finale (airing Tuesday, May 13 at 8/7c).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 May 2025
Michigan and Georgia are teeing up open races as both Govs.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 23 May 2025
The committee’s action tees up consideration by the full council at a later date.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2025
Below, Christensen unpacks Angie’s Season 3 journey and her directorial debut, and tees up an extremely intense finale (airing Tuesday, May 13 at 8/7c).
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 6 May 2025
Michigan and Georgia are teeing up open races as both Govs.
—Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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