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• Just having it on him will up the ante.
  — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
• Each year high school students up the ante more and more for prom.
  — Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 3 June 2024
• With each year bringing a new theme, stylists up the ante in fresh, creative ways.
  — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
• And then puts the onus back on producers to react in kind and up the ante.
  — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Sep. 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
• Leather details up the ante for an edgy *chef's kiss* ensemble.
  — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 25 Feb. 2026
• She is poised to up the ante this year, with six nominations overall.
  — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 May 2023
• Sci-fi is predicted to up the ante in 2026.
  — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
• And to up the ante, the two compete in luge with a partner, who lies either on top or below them.
  — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 7 Feb. 2026
• 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
• 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
• To up the ante, accessorize with a beaded choker necklace or purse.
  — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
• 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
• Plus, the All-Clad can up the ante even more with a high-speed Turbo button,.
  — Megan Wahn, Bon Appétit, 9 Feb. 2024
• Prince’s lead guitar and Eric Leeds’ so-ahead-of-its-time flute solo up the ante.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Nov. 2023
• Grab this pair inspired by Clarkson to up the ante on your denim collection.
  — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
• Wrap the vessel as is, or up the ante by filling it with seasonal sweets or an Amazon gift card.
  — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Sep. 2024
• Let’s up the ante and allow the human and the AI to make changes directly on the draft memo.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
• Models then up the ante with more and more luxury or more off-road capability.
  — Aaron Turpen, New Atlas, 5 Aug. 2024
• These expensive-looking earrings will up the ante on any earscape, and these ballet flats are in-budget and on-trend.
  — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 16 Mar. 2026
• Tying a chunky knit over your top or outerwear is one of the easiest ways to up the ante of a colder-weather look.
  — Camille Freestone, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2025
• The floor-to-ceiling windows and stone fireplace only up the ante on the atmospheric mood.
  — Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 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
• But to the designer’s surprise, the homeowner proceeded to up the ante.
  — Robert Rufino, ELLE Decor, 17 Aug. 2023
• Luigi Avantaggiato Phase three will up the ante even higher.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
• 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
• To up the ante, the person who lasted the longest in the challenge would also win an Applebee's feast for their group of five.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026