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
Kyiv has broadly rejected those terms as tantamount to surrender.
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Reuters, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
For schools in the rebuilt Pac-12, the rest of the decade could be tantamount to an audition for inclusion in whatever comes next.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
In the past, acts perceived as being tantamount to even mild rebellion were punished — and quickly.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Kyiv says those demands are tantamount to demanding its capitulation.
—Bart H. Meijer and Gabriel Stargardter, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
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Reuters, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
For schools in the rebuilt Pac-12, the rest of the decade could be tantamount to an audition for inclusion in whatever comes next.
—Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Apr. 2025
In the past, acts perceived as being tantamount to even mild rebellion were punished — and quickly.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 28 Apr. 2025
Kyiv says those demands are tantamount to demanding its capitulation.
—Bart H. Meijer and Gabriel Stargardter, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tantamount
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tantamount
Adjective
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The work of flattening out three-dimensional sculpture into a two-dimensional painting was analogous to intellectualizing and abstracting Blackness as media became more mobile in the early twentieth century.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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Together, these provide a wealth of data that any neuroscientist would envy — analogous to a perfect map of a person’s brain, along with separate electrodes to monitor the activity of each neuron.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Overall, Nexstar’s distribution sales for the first quarter of 2025 were $762 million for the quarter, nearly flat with the comparable year-ago period.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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One that’s more demonstrable in the industry than other comparable examples of societal laziness.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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The Gleason score is created through something similar to a point system.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Some scrambled up walls, others in vans and takeaways, to find space, soak up the atmosphere and catch a view of their heroes. Goodison Park had witnessed similar scenes in recent years, as fans tried to help Everton stave off relegation but this time, the tone was different.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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Here, 15 of the softest sheets that will convince you that crawling into bed at 9 p.m. is equivalent to self-care.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
16 May 2025
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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“Tantamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tantamount. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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