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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No doubt about it, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is primed to tee off a massive fall and holiday box office period after last year’s desert spurred by the strikes; Warner’s next big hit is the Todd Phillips-Joaquin Phoenix-Lady Gaga sequel Joker: Folie à Deux on October 4.
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Berman and Flutie held a moment of silence before teeing off at the first hole to honor Wakefield and his wife Stacey, who died shortly after, as well as all-time baseball great Willie Mays, who died at age 93 Tuesday.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
Later, Maxine and Palm Beach golden girl Dinah (Leslie Bibb) — who wears a vintage Givenchy Sport cardigan and a coordinating pleated mini skirt and beret — hit the tennis-adjacent golf course, more interested in gossiping and quaffing cocktails than teeing off.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2024
The competitors will tee off for the final round in leaderboard order.
—NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
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Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
Berman and Flutie held a moment of silence before teeing off at the first hole to honor Wakefield and his wife Stacey, who died shortly after, as well as all-time baseball great Willie Mays, who died at age 93 Tuesday.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2024
Later, Maxine and Palm Beach golden girl Dinah (Leslie Bibb) — who wears a vintage Givenchy Sport cardigan and a coordinating pleated mini skirt and beret — hit the tennis-adjacent golf course, more interested in gossiping and quaffing cocktails than teeing off.
—Fawnia Soo Hoo, refinery29.com, 23 Apr. 2024
The competitors will tee off for the final round in leaderboard order.
—NBC News, 10 Aug. 2024
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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