tantamount

Example Sentences

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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

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

From MarketWatch

It was tantamount to sticking his injured hand in a lion’s mouth.

From Los Angeles Times

Out of the blocks quickly in a section that is tantamount to a sprint.

From BBC

The stock market has recovered from so many difficulties that some sophisticated investors view hedging as tantamount to burning money.

From Barron's