Ante
Ante noun - The amount of money that is demanded as payment for something.
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Before
Before adverb - So as to precede something in order of time.
Ante and before are semantically related in earlier topic. You can use "Ante" instead the word "Before" as an adverb or an adjective or a preposition, if it concerns topics such as earlier than.
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Both words in one sentence
- He buys her a large bouquet, then gradually ups the ante, finally getting her a car, before getting them both a vacation in the advertised hotel.
Source: Playing Hard to Get -
That was until Orion Pirates upped the ante to levels of insanity never before dreamt with the multi missile.
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He also got into a lot of fights, but said flat out that most of what he did before the arrest was penny-ante stuff.
Source: Former Teen Rebel
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