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as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger the boss is really teed off about the loss of one of our most important clients, so it's probably best to avoid him right now

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teed off

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verb

past tense of tee off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teed off
Adjective
  • Over 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred attack drones.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • More than 70 missiles, including ballistic ones, and more than a hundred strike drones.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 25 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Eczema Eczema, or atopic dermatitis, is a chronic skin condition associated with inflamed, itchy, and irritated skin.
    Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 30 Jan. 2025
  • This can lead to issues like trouble concentrating, frustration, and becoming easily irritated.
    Laura Schober, Health, 23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The return of Donald Trump is readily evident today with reporters once again waking up to an angry presidential social media post, this time over a moment that went viral.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Trump refused to accept Biden's victory in the 2020 election and his animosity toward Biden culminated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, during which mobs of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after Trump urged them to stop Congress from certifying Biden's electoral victory.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Apologies for the rant all, but just annoyed at this again.
    Sam Lee, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Despite his eternal smile suggesting otherwise, this male dugong seemed visibly annoyed by the dozen remoras hitching a free ride on him.
    Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.
    Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.
    Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Gabriela Cowperthwaite Twitter aside, there’s no better way to get indignant in a short amount of time than by watching Blackfish, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary look into the world of captive killer whales.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • If Wired of the 2010s was the cheerful herald of a shiny, happy future (not a judgment!), this piece is its indignant child, pointing accusingly at the mess.
    Longreads, Longreads, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Kennedy’s long history of vaccine skepticism has troubled Republicans and Democrats, though the roughly two dozen Republicans who met with Kennedy in December seemed less bothered.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Young people, who make the majority of South Africa’s 60 million population, appeared less bothered to participate in that election.
    Farai Mutsaka, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2024
Verb
  • The Bears lost Brown’s first four games as head coach by an average score of 27-11 while the offense sputtered to an average of 252 yards during that span.
    Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The offense sputtered and trailed 6-3 at halftime, producing only a 47-yard field goal by Zane Gonzalez in the first half.
    Ben Standig, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
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