tee off
verb
teed off; teeing off; tees off
1
: to drive from a tee
3
: to hit hard
4
: to make an angry denunciation
—often used with on
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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).
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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
The shortstop was 0-for-20 before teeing off on Abel in the top of the third.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
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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
The shortstop was 0-for-20 before teeing off on Abel in the top of the third.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 22 June 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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