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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Suarez’s announcement tees up a potential redo of the 1997 mayoral race, when Suarez and Joe Carollo went head-to-head.
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Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
The committee meeting could tee up approval by the full City Council at the end of July.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Executive producer Coogler has hinted the show will also tee up some themes from Avengers: Doomsday.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 June 2025
Joanna tees up Saladino with her show's famous catchphrase.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 24 June 2025
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Miami Herald, 21 July 2025
The committee meeting could tee up approval by the full City Council at the end of July.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Executive producer Coogler has hinted the show will also tee up some themes from Avengers: Doomsday.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 24 June 2025
Joanna tees up Saladino with her show's famous catchphrase.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for tee up
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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