tee up
phrasal verb
teed up; teeing up; tees up
golf
: to place (a ball) on a tee
It's time to tee up.
He teed the ball up.
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Thieriot then further tees up this Friday night’s episode, which marks the second appearance by upcoming Sheriff Country spinoff star Morena Baccarin, as Sheriff Mickey Fox, and introduces W. Earl Brown as Mickey’s father, Wes.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Apr. 2025
The firings tee up a likely legal battle over the Supreme Court precedent established by Humphrey’s Executor v. United States.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Whereas the World No. 1 will be teeing up at 2:03 PM ET.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Downey's Doom will be a big part of Avengers: Doomsday, which will then tee up Avengers: Secret Wars, a film that will more than likely involve a collision of various realities.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Apr. 2025
The firings tee up a likely legal battle over the Supreme Court precedent established by Humphrey’s Executor v. United States.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Whereas the World No. 1 will be teeing up at 2:03 PM ET.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Downey's Doom will be a big part of Avengers: Doomsday, which will then tee up Avengers: Secret Wars, a film that will more than likely involve a collision of various realities.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tee up
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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