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tantamount

[tan-tuh-mount] / ˈtæn təˌmaʊnt /


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The notion of selling AGI to rival powers such Russia and China struck Dario as tantamount to treason, and he considered quitting.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

He also called Rohl "a very young man", which was tantamount to telling him to "sit down, you know nothing of this fixture".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Some of Price’s City Council colleagues have said Price’s alleged crimes were tantamount to paperwork errors, and should have been handled by the city’s Ethics Commission.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2026

Hence, our daily lives were so bound up with trivial objectives that to capitulate when challenged was tantamount to surrendering the right to life itself.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright




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