ante
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In essence, the neighboring sale upped the ante as far as Behar’s listing is concerned—and also encouraged her agents to start thinking about other ways they could prove the home’s potential to prospective buyers.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 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
On Wednesday, following the Fed’s rate announcement, Powell upped the ante.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
The Kiwis still had work to do at 155-5 with four overs remaining but Daryl Mitchell and Mitchell Santner upped the ante and Afghanistan's seamers had no answer to their measured aggression.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026
Orbital flights—which sent the astronaut on one or more ninety-minute circuits around the globe, passing out of visual and radio contact with Mission Control, flying over unfriendly territory—upped the ante by a factor.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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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