be tantamount to
Example Sentences
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Lincicome judged these strictures to be tantamount to the “nationalization” of U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
But there was a storm of criticism, with many saying that destroying the house would be tantamount to denying Austria's Nazi past.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Daniel thinks the public should know; Scanlon says telling the world would be tantamount to unleashing a dangerous virus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
Accepting such an offer would be tantamount to admitting defeat, which he regarded as an unacceptable outcome—both for his army and, very likely, his continued political rule in the Kremlin.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2023
But they were both older and wiser coyotes and knew that even if I did not somehow intervene, coming under the mare to take the rabbit would be tantamount to committing suicide.
From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen
