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[Latin, Before.] A reference to a previous portion of a report or textbook. Ante is synonymous with supra. See also: award, bet, parlay, stake |
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But Gaitins' fiction raises the ante considerably (and, to a degree, unnecessarily), involving a race that transcends bigness and stakes that take it beyond the realm of personal and put it squarely into a matter of survival. You can see where the Super Hornet, plus the AIM-9X [Sidewinder missile] and other weapon systems, raises the ante in terms of air combat. One need not accept the spin he puts on each observation to realize that Berger raises the ante by greatly increasing the number of details for which analysis must account. |
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