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• But the home crowd at Hamilton should up the ante here.
  — The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2023
• Each year high school students up the ante more and more for prom.
  — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
• Woodland had to up the ante when Head came back to the rec center to work out.
  — Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 20 July 2023
• To up the ante even more, use scotch tape to cover the stem, then flip the tomatoes stem-side down.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2024
• Plus, the All-Clad can up the ante even more with a high-speed Turbo button,.
  — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
• Bonus burn: To up the ante, hold light dumbbells in each hand to get your upper body fired up, too.
  — Andi Breitowich, Women's Health, 27 June 2023
• Prince’s lead guitar and Eric Leeds’ so-ahead-of-its-time flute solo up the ante.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Nov. 2023
• For an evening out, don’t hesitate to up the ante and wear your leopard loafers with a satin midiskirt and a glitter top.
  — Nuala Phillips, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2024
• The race to up the ante and win over guests is never ending and the results can be spectacular.
  — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2023
• Slow Horses seems determined to up the ante a bit for its third outing.
  — J. Oliver Conroy, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024
• Trainers have long been worn with suits and dresses but, to up the ante chunky sneakers add edginess to your looks.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 24 May 2024
• What seems to be clear is that Loki 2 will further up the ante compared to what happened in the first season.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 9 Dec. 2022
• She is poised to up the ante this year, with six nominations overall.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 May 2023
• But to the designer’s surprise, the homeowner proceeded to up the ante.
  — Robert Rufino, ELLE Decor, 17 Aug. 2023
• This year, up the ante with this luxe hot sauce gift set from Truff, which features four miniature hot sauce bottles in a variety of flavors.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• Restraint might encourage Israel to up the ante, forcing Iran’s hand at a later date.
  — Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
• Why not up the ante and make the tights both pants and shoes, the skip the top altogether in favor of a wildly weather inappropriate fur coat?
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 26 June 2024
• For fans who aren't in the market for new wallpaper, the collection also includes a trio of wall decal options that are sure to up the ante on any wall.
  — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 17 Feb. 2021
• Even homes that cater to mulled and earthen hues tend to up the ante with luxurious textiles and materials in cozy, moody bedrooms.
  — Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 11 Oct. 2024
• To up the ante: Scorsese and Spielberg are tied for the second-most nominations for best director with nine, behind William Wyler’s 12.
  — Clayton Davis, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
• Models then up the ante with more and more luxury or more off-road capability.
  — Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2024
• Players can also up the ante with inventions like the Fire Pipe, a flamethrower-like piece of ancient technology.
  — Katcy Stephan, Variety, 31 Jan. 2024
• The inciting incident sends Marlowe on a familiar trail of clues and characters that should up the ante on suspense.
  — Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2023
• An alumni letter published Monday demanded that Shafik up the ante.
  — Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 2 May 2024
• Our testers confirmed these have an extremely comfortable fit, sitting just below the natural waist and featuring a little bit of stretch to up the ante.
  — Olivia Muenter, Peoplemag, 3 Apr. 2024
• But leaders who want millennial managers to play ball with return-to-office mandates will need to seriously up the ante.
  — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2024
• For those looking to really up the ante, Vada, an independent fine jewelry brand based in Austin, Texas, has branched out into eyewear.
  — Naomi Rougeau, Robb Report, 14 Sep. 2024
• But after protesting at Real Food Daily’s locations for a while, Gallegos decided to up the ante.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• The movie star continued to up the ante with her sparkling accessories, opting to style the gown with Jessica McCormack diamond drop earrings.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Apr. 2023
• If your company relies on stock compensation, reconsider the equation and up the ante on the cash portion of the compensation.
  — Manish Garg, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Jan 2025