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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When Mother Nature blesses the area with heavy snow, tee up for a day of skiing at nearby Windham and Hunter mountains, post up with s’mores in front of the fire pits on the property, or unwind in its Finnish-style sauna.
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
Hancock instead tees up a witty evisceration of the fragility of the male ego and the havoc that ensues in the wake of its entitlement.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
His ruling could tee up the first major court test of private ESG investing under the law.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
The timing, as the Biden admin winds down, tees up a potential conflict with President-elect Trump's incoming administration, which could reverse the rule.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Fletcher, Architectural Digest, 23 Jan. 2025
Hancock instead tees up a witty evisceration of the fragility of the male ego and the havoc that ensues in the wake of its entitlement.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2025
His ruling could tee up the first major court test of private ESG investing under the law.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
The timing, as the Biden admin winds down, tees up a potential conflict with President-elect Trump's incoming administration, which could reverse the rule.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Tee up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tee%20up. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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