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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Turns out that car was teeing up the McL 6GT, undoubtedly one of the highlights of August’s Monterey Car Week. — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2026 While Season 1 focuses on Hannah and Garrett, Stephen Kalyn’s Dean DiLaurentis and Mika Abdalla’s Allie Hayes were heavily teed up to take over for Season 2, and Easter eggs were planted for the other two teammates’ love stories in Season 1. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026 Snoh Aalegra is teeing up her first album in half a decade, Legendary Love. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 Uber is teeing up vehicles for Manchester, Madrid, and Dubai. — Andrew Hawkins, The Verge, 18 Oct. 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 27 Oct. 2026.

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