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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
  • Ukraine's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, said on Monday Russia had launched more than 900 drones at Ukraine in three days, mixed in with ballistic and cruise missile strikes.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
  • Upon investigating the townhouse, police allegedly found blood splatters and recovered an array of items, including a saw, chicken wire, ballistic helmets, body armor, and night vision goggles.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2025
Adjective
  • May Cause Irritation The most common side effect of dry brushing is irritated skin.
    Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 20 May 2025
  • The White House, while pursuing thawing relations with the Kremlin, has become increasingly irritated with Moscow after Russian officials in March refused to agree to a U.S.-brokered, 30-day full ceasefire agreement that Ukraine has already signed.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • Late in the second half, with Arminia three goals down, the travelling fans were so angry that Fabian Klos, the club legend from whom Corboz inherited the captaincy, had to persuade them not to invade the pitch.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • Parents and students said a substitute teacher chased, choked and hit a student after becoming angry in a fourth grade classroom at Meadowview.
    Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Adjective
  • Each day in the world of Phineas and Ferb is filled with a fantastical invention or creation—and their big sister Candace (Ashley Tisdale) is still perpetually annoyed by their mischievous antics, and on a mission to expose their exploits to their mom, Linda Flynn-Fletcher.
    Lynnette Nicholas, Parents, 28 May 2025
  • Ellie’s annoyed at St. Jesse’s not-so-subtle lecture about putting the community first until they’re interrupted by a burst of chatter on the WLF walkie-talkie warning of a sniper who’s clearly Tommy.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 May 2025
Verb
  • Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.
    Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
  • That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.
    Alex Marquardt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The reaction from agency and network veterans was swift and indignant.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
  • After a year of intense efforts, we are baffled and indignant.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • Yet, series creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann weren't too bothered when Pascal gave his war wound update.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Everyone is hot and bothered, confused and unsure what to do next.
    Solitaire Townsend, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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
  • New England's offense has sputtered, and their defense hasn't been able to keep games competitive.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 5 Jan. 2025
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“Teed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teed%20off. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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