ante-upping

noun

An increase; a racheting up.

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Meanings

nounante-upping (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn increase; a racheting up.

    Does anyone else have any similar stories of narc ante-upping they can share?

    2011 August 9, “Upping the Narc Ante”, in The Daily Strength, retrieved 12 Nov 2015
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    If the settlement payment owed me was made on time, I didn't figure to be around for the ante upping.

    2014, Robert Rogers, La Jolla Shores Murders: A Bishop Bone Mystery, →ISBN

    From all we've hard so far, their forthcoming sophomore album sounds like textbook ante-upping over everything that worked well the first time around.

    2015 August 13, “Hear New Chvrches Jam 'Never Ending Circles' & Get Your Emoji Prayer Hands Ready”, in Billboard, retrieved 12 Nov 2015
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APA

ante-upping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ante-upping

MLA

“ante-upping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ante-upping. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ante-upping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ante-upping.

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