be tantamount

Example Sentences

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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

In that case, the board might consider their actions to be tantamount to actions by an employer interfering with the workers’ right to vote in a free and fair election.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2024

The World Health Organization said the evacuation “could be tantamount to a death sentence” for the more than 2,000 patients in northern hospitals.

From Washington Times • Oct. 15, 2023

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