Gauge queens constantly up the ante in order to assert their commitment to a counter cultural look.
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Ante
/ˈænti/
Synonyms for "ante" (63 found)
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10 entriesante upbig anteheighten the stakesincrease the anteincrease the stakesinitial antemandatory anteraise the anteset the antesmall ante
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12 entriesante amountante upbig anteincrease the anteinitial antelower the antemandatory antepay the antepoker anteraise the anteset the antesmall ante
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1 entriesante up
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But last month, they upped the ante, accusing Assange in a new 18-count superseding indictment of violating the 1917 Espionage Act by distributing classified information.
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Now, prosecutors are increasingly focused on building the conspiracy cases and considering upping the ante by bringing the little-used but far more serious charges of “seditious conspiracy,” which carry up to 20 years in prison, according to current and former law enforcement officials.
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“… There was a man who always painted marble seats and another who did nothing but sheep. So a fellow I knew determined only to paint backs. Men's backs, women's backs, girls' backs and boys backs. … his best known bacchante was described by a critic as all back and no ante, but his backs became famous. …”
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