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
Cutting Medicaid’s support of those services is tantamount to curbing their freedom.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Grant cancellations are tantamount to instantaneous salary cuts for scientists, and can force them to halt studies, fire staff, and tell participants that their time and effort may have been wasted.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
This would be tantamount to saying that Jack London was first and foremost a sailor.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
This silence flies in the face of Oakland’s rich civil rights history and is tantamount to condoning hate.
—Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
Grant cancellations are tantamount to instantaneous salary cuts for scientists, and can force them to halt studies, fire staff, and tell participants that their time and effort may have been wasted.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
This would be tantamount to saying that Jack London was first and foremost a sailor.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
This silence flies in the face of Oakland’s rich civil rights history and is tantamount to condoning hate.
—Mark Cohen, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tantamount
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantamount
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The league maintains the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Third, Seventh, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits have held that consumers in analogous situations to Salazar suffered no concrete harm when the transmission was non-public.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Nothing in the founding-era legal landscape is analogous to the challenged law.—
Dara Kam,
Orlando Sentinel,
17 Mar. 2025
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The Rio Outdoor Teak Sofa costs $1,999, a price comparable to similar retailers like Pottery Barn and Ballard Designs.—
Stewart Savin,
Architectural Digest,
21 Mar. 2025
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This blood test has an accuracy rate comparable to that of stool tests.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
21 Mar. 2025
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Sacramento Kings coach Doug Christie recently expressed similar thoughts, saying Phoenix’s star power makes the Suns impossible to ignore.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Many of the themes the shows touch on are also similar.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
20 Mar. 2025
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Future Nostalgia’s Current Success Luminate reports that in the past tracking frame, Future Nostalgia moved about 8,700 equivalent album units.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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In its first week (March 7-13), the LP earned 10,000 equivalent album units in the United States, with 7,000 in album sales, according to Luminate.—
Jim Asker,
Billboard,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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