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equal to something in value, meaning, or effect
His statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt. They see any criticism of the President as tantamount to treason.
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Recent Examples of tantamount
Taking us out of the equation would water down and compromise the world’s ability to fight disease, and would be tantamount to compromising yourselves.
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Alice Park, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Image In a state dominated by Democrats, with nominations tantamount to election, Mr. Johnston ran for governor in 1971 but narrowly lost the nomination to Representative Edwin Edwards, who went on to win the first of his four terms as governor.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The Kremlin, meanwhile, has issued demands tantamount to a Ukrainian surrender.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Its method of doing so is tantamount to hitting a fly with a sledgehammer.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Alice Park, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Image In a state dominated by Democrats, with nominations tantamount to election, Mr. Johnston ran for governor in 1971 but narrowly lost the nomination to Representative Edwin Edwards, who went on to win the first of his four terms as governor.
—Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The Kremlin, meanwhile, has issued demands tantamount to a Ukrainian surrender.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2025
Its method of doing so is tantamount to hitting a fly with a sledgehammer.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantamount
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This is analogous to our preventative and detective cybersecurity tools.—
James Blake,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Efforts to deny the indigenous peoples of the Andes access to coca, as Smithsonian anthropologist Catherine Allen has written, are not analogous to outlawing, for example, beer in Germany, coffee in the Middle East, or betel chewing in India.—
Wade Davis,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If Villa prepare assiduously to burst out of the blocks at home, then the inverse is often true on the road, comparable to a marathon runner who is unsure of their durability in the last few miles.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The past two comparable moves in this small-investor proxy, in November 2022 and March 2022, led to stiff near-term declines in the basket within weeks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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Wracked with guilt over Su-ho’s injuries, Si-eun enters Weak Hero Class 2 determined not to let another friend suffer a similar, gruesome fate.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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Three other states – Louisiana, New Hampshire and Wyoming – have enacted similar laws in recent months.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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At the current sales pace, that is equivalent to a 4-month supply, which is still on the lean side.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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Emissions from the plant have trended down sharply in recent years, plummeting from 6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2011 to 1.2 million in 2023, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s tracking tool.—
Jeremy Cox,
Baltimore Sun,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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