ante
Example Sentences
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Every day, there could be new ads upping the ante until one of them leaves the Golden State.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
But Outlive repeatedly ups the ante, taking surveillance and lifestyle interventions to the extreme.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
“A billion dollars is like the ante to play the game,” Dell said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
"The current political moment just kind of ups the ante of what is already a profoundly significant thing."
From Barron's • Jan. 31, 2026
They keep coming—a mountain spilling over the ante pile.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
