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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
Applied to elections, this description would be tantamount to an unambiguous outcome.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024
Zaslav’s perspective on deregulation in media — that a lighter touch would inherently mean more big-money deals — is tantamount to life or death for legacy media.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 July 2024
Hint: if your current workforce is made up of mostly one group, this would be tantamount to saying that group inherently holds more merit, which is probably false.
—Alex Ford, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The problems this dynamic raises, however, are not necessarily tantamount to a catastrophe.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2024
Zaslav’s perspective on deregulation in media — that a lighter touch would inherently mean more big-money deals — is tantamount to life or death for legacy media.
—Alex Sherman, CNBC, 26 July 2024
Hint: if your current workforce is made up of mostly one group, this would be tantamount to saying that group inherently holds more merit, which is probably false.
—Alex Ford, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
The problems this dynamic raises, however, are not necessarily tantamount to a catastrophe.
—Nicholas Eberstadt, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantamount
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The potential for outsized influence by a foreign power in a country’s internal affairs is analogous to the American discussion over fracking.Daniel Markind, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The artist agents of recent years look to play an analogous role on behalf of artists themselves.Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
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The decrease is attributed to a decline in comparable store sales and strategic pricing investments.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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The box-office success of Tim Burton’s Batman got CBS to open its checkbook to give those fans a comparable network show, and The Flash spared no expense.Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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How Are Stuffing and Dressing Similar The recipes for stuffing and dressing are very similar.Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024
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While the names may be similar (and the search results all ajumble), kissing biscuits are most assuredly meant for breakfast, not dessert.Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
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The equivalent sale last year hammered at $88.4 million, which was seen as disappointing because that amount fell about $8 million short of its $96 million presale estimate.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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Each ton of this green mineral has the capacity to sequester an equivalent ton of CO2.Sahit Muja, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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