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Recent Examples of tee off
The famous fish fete tees off a weekend of fundraising and party business as the South Carolina Democratic Party convenes for their state convention.
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 31 May 2025
As the final round tees off, all eyes are on Davis Thompson, who leads at 15-under and is aiming to become the first back-to-back winner at the John Deere since Steve Stricker's three-peat (2009–2011).
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Listen to this article CROMWELL – Davis Riley was the last in the field and the first to tee off in the opening round of the Travelers Championship on Thursday.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
As stated above, the U.S. Open tees off on Thursday, June 12 and ends on Sunday, June 15.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 12 June 2025
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Brittany Shepherd, ABC News, 31 May 2025
As the final round tees off, all eyes are on Davis Thompson, who leads at 15-under and is aiming to become the first back-to-back winner at the John Deere since Steve Stricker's three-peat (2009–2011).
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
Listen to this article CROMWELL – Davis Riley was the last in the field and the first to tee off in the opening round of the Travelers Championship on Thursday.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2025
As stated above, the U.S. Open tees off on Thursday, June 12 and ends on Sunday, June 15.
—Claire Franken, TVLine, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tee off
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Topline Attorney General Pam Bondi has become the chief lightning rod for those on the right angered by the Department of Justice’s lack of new information regarding disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein—a subject of extensive right-wing conspiracies—with some calling for her firing.—
Sara Dorn,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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That comment angered many staffers, several said in interviews.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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The slightest noise from the children could propel him from the room, ranting.—
Noah Hawley,
The Atlantic,
2 July 2025
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Musk ranted against the bill after it was amended to end an electric vehicle tax credit at the end of September, opposed to the end of this year.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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That took on new relevance during the pandemic, which snarled global supply chains, contributing to shortages of products such as face masks and respirators in the US and elsewhere.—
Olesya Dmitracova,
CNN Money,
9 July 2025
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All lanes of Interstate 70 have reopened hours after a fiery, fatal crash involving multiple vehicles snarled traffic in the mountains.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
3 July 2025
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An actual former Fox News Barbie, Megyn Kelly, sputtered.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Without Jones to close out Thursday’s game, the Liberty sputtered down the stretch.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
20 June 2025
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In the end, the Houston criminal defense lawyer wrote in a moving post on social media, only the raging waters of the Guadalupe River could separate them.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 July 2025
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Among them is Matthew Crowder, who rushed into the raging waters to rescue a sleeping family before dawn on July 4. Crowder, a manager at Texas Paintball, said he was headed to work around 3 a.m.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
9 July 2025
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Bridges loved his infield range, and other scouts raved about his versatility in center field.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 July 2025
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While recently visiting the detention site, President Donald Trump raved about Alligator Alcatraz.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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As news of Soham Parekh, the software engineer who has been accused of working for several Silicon Valley startups at the same time, spreads on social media, bosses have been venting their suspicions about their own remote workers.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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First, President Trump vented his frustrations at the lack of commitment from his Russian counterpart to engage in a serious peace process.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
9 July 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 21 Jul. 2025.
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