raise the bar

phrase

: to set a higher standard
new software that raises the bar for competitors

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Bringing in a player like Morgan will hopefully raise the bar to win titles. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Mountain estates around Lake Tahoe are no strangers to big views and big price tags, but Lookout House raises the bar, designed to feel carved out of the land itself. — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026 Smith Fork Ranch, a historic dude ranch sitting in the middle of a million acres of national forest in Colorado, raises the bar with its buyout-only concept. — Laura Dannen Redman, Robb Report, 23 July 2026 Moviegoing Has Become More Event-Driven Streaming has made ordinary movie consumption extraordinarily convenient, which raises the bar for getting people into theaters. — David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for raise the bar

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“Raise the bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/raise%20the%20bar. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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