tantamount

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

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

With the latest round of tariff increases, Kiel found, exporters have not cut prices to maintain sales,” which would be tantamount to their paying the tariff costs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

For Nora, proximity to her “most dearly held, most fiercely hidden, heart’s desires: life, art, motherhood, love”—in short, what Sirena has—is tantamount to having it herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 4, 2025

Thanks to the number-shape duality, to the Greeks counting was tantamount to measuring a line.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife