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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The league’s championship tees off December 5-6th back at Grass Clippings at Rolling Hills.
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Ben Griffin tees off on the fifteenth hole during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
—CBS News, 25 May 2025
The Next Round June 4: Hops on the Fairway, the San Diego Brewers Guild’s 11th annual fundraiser, tees off at 10 a.m.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
The orange-loving golfer has teed off in 11 events but has managed only three top-25 finishes so far.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Ben Griffin tees off on the fifteenth hole during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.
—CBS News, 25 May 2025
The Next Round June 4: Hops on the Fairway, the San Diego Brewers Guild’s 11th annual fundraiser, tees off at 10 a.m.
—Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
The orange-loving golfer has teed off in 11 events but has managed only three top-25 finishes so far.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
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“Tee off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20off. Accessed 9 Jun. 2025.
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