ante
Example Sentences
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Regardless of how quickly, or slowly, if ever, the Iran war is brought to a conclusion, there will be no return to the status quo ante in the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
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
Japan's defence minister upped the ante by saying on Tuesday that Tokyo planned to deploy surface-to-air missiles on one of its remote western islands located near Taiwan by early 2031.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
But Outlive repeatedly ups the ante, taking surveillance and lifestyle interventions to the extreme.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
The ante had been upped, and I had to be ready.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Vocabulary lists containing ante
Florida's B.E.S.T. Roots: ante, anti
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Before You Know It: Ante
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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain
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