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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Andrey Santos’ heavy touch allows Kaoru Mitoma to tee up Diego Gomez, and Chalobah has little choice but to attempt a challenge before Gomez can shoot.
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Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Moderator Whoopi Goldberg teed up the announcement by introducing a Hot Topics segment about embarrassing moments.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Following the events of Season 11’s second episode, MacDonald tees up where the story will go from here.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune can now tee up another vote for Tuesday, Punchbowl News reported.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
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Simon Johnson, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Moderator Whoopi Goldberg teed up the announcement by introducing a Hot Topics segment about embarrassing moments.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025
Following the events of Season 11’s second episode, MacDonald tees up where the story will go from here.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune can now tee up another vote for Tuesday, Punchbowl News reported.
—Erin Doherty, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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