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up the ante
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up the anteverb
To raise the stakes of a hand of poker
up the anteverb
To make something more desirable.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of up the ante in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of up the ante in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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Defence Ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng:
This will further exacerbate contradictions and up the ante on the Internet arms race. We are concerned and worried about this.
European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic:
We are going to introduce this ex-ante check of the intergovernmental agreements, we should develop the mechanism where we would have the possibility to look into the intergovernmental agreements in a way that we would make sure that once concluded, they are compatible with EU law.
The competitive ante is being raised.
The San Bernardino event sort of upped the ante.
There's still that general sentiment that this type of rapper, a gay, male rapper, isn't representative of masculinity, what Lil Nas X is doing by upping the ante is no different than what we see a stereotypical, heterosexual rapper do by upping the ante in Lil Nas X lyrics.
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