tee up

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. — Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026 The season 2 finale also teed up a major role for Mystique, whose mutant-hating son, Graydon Creed, was just elected president of the United States — a development likely to have serious consequences in season 3. — Devan Coggan, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Aug. 2026 Thune took steps to tee up votes on a number of the priorities earlier this week. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 The vote came after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment rights to avoid answering questions at a recent hearing, teeing up a potential request for the Justice Department to look into criminal charges. — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 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 23 Aug. 2026.

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