as in analogous
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
Tomás Sidenfaden, 45, a software engineer from Los Angeles, said the board has a big budget but is not delivering tantamount results, especially on homelessness, housing and public safety.
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Telling someone that an item is AI-generated is tantamount to setting off alarm bells and triggering them into a tirade.
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Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
As Michael struggled with his own battles, Julie knew that her role as caregiver was tantamount to his journey.
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David Wade,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
The teachers aren’t asking for a pay raise — but their high-cost benefits are tantamount to a big pay cut.
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
29 May 2026
Telling someone that an item is AI-generated is tantamount to setting off alarm bells and triggering them into a tirade.
—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
As Michael struggled with his own battles, Julie knew that her role as caregiver was tantamount to his journey.
—
David Wade,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
The teachers aren’t asking for a pay raise — but their high-cost benefits are tantamount to a big pay cut.
—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantamount
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Moreover, the timeline for doing all this is roughly analogous as well – a matter of weeks, once the fissile material is in hand.
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The timelines are just different, and finding analogous industries to benchmark defense companies against is not easy.
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Through facilitated forums and advisory ecosystems, the organization builds environments where owners can test ideas, evaluate risk, and gain perspective from peers navigating comparable pressures.
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Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer Prize or redeem Prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute Prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.
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The arrests come a few weeks after 12 men were taken into custody in a similar sting operation in Miami-Dade.
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The Boyle Heights blaze, similar to the Eaton and Palisades fires, has revealed the region’s air monitoring can’t always tell people what they’ve been exposed to in a disaster.
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To advance pass President’s Reagan & Obama, the S&P 500 Index needs to be at 9,291 (DJIA equivalent to 67,274) with average annual performance of 14% over this term.
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The Snyder fire, located 13 miles west of Grand Junction on Colorado’s Western Slope, remained the largest active fire in the state with a 30,165-acre footprint, equivalent to 47 square miles, as of Monday evening.
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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