tantamount
Example Sentences
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Keeping her informed about your actions is tantamount to saying, “It all goes to you.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Some will argue that “Michael” is tantamount to a feature that paints Bill Cosby as America’s beloved dad.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
But selling the store is tantamount to discarding his story.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
He also called Rohl "a very young man", which was tantamount to telling him to "sit down, you know nothing of this fixture".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Any attempt we make to oppose these outbursts of energy is tantamount to signing our death warrant.
From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin
Vocabulary lists containing tantamount
100 SAT Words Beginning with "T"
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