tantamount

Example Sentences

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But selling the store is tantamount to discarding his story.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Eritrea, however, sees Ahmed’s maritime aspirations as tantamount to a threat of military aggression.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

"For his age, this is tantamount to a life sentence -- an extremely severe punishment," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

For a central bank that is highly data dependent, this is tantamount to flying blind.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

The gist seemed to be that any decision to receive the committee report was tantamount to the dissolution of the union.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis