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
"Even in a best case, there will be no neat and clean return to the status quo ante," IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said.
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
Brady upped the ante after Sports Illustrated playfully asked how many WWE wrestlers it would take to sack him.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
But Outlive repeatedly ups the ante, taking surveillance and lifestyle interventions to the extreme.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026
So he upped the ante and gave himself a fake heart attack.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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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