tantamount

Example Sentences

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Then again, to Kelly, an opportunity not taken was tantamount to an opportunity lost.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

But selling the store is tantamount to discarding his story.

From Los Angeles Times

Fadiah wrote on X that being denied entry was "tantamount to a deliberate attack on my scholarly work".

From BBC

Eritrea, however, sees Ahmed’s maritime aspirations as tantamount to a threat of military aggression.

From The Wall Street Journal