the same
noun
1
: someone or something that is exactly like another person or thing being discussed or referred to
He ordered the salmon, and I had the same.
All of your classmates have begun their projects, and I suggest you do the same.
The band's last album was a bunch of bubble-gum pop, and their new release is just more of the same.
2
: exactly like each other or very similar to each other
The lunch specials are always the same.
No two fingerprints are ever the same.
3
: someone or something that has not changed : something that is exactly like it was at an earlier time
After the accident, he was never quite the same again.
Things would never be the same without you!
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The questions Mozeliak asks and answers now are the same ones Kasten did with the Dodgers.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
So Saudi Arabia lacks the same incentive to start pumping oil like crazy.
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CNN Money,
6 July 2026
That combination is why College Football 27 reads as the high point of EA's football resurgence, the same late-prime form that carried its recent UFC entry.
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6 July 2026
This nightgown is made from the same lightweight material, comes in a dozen prints, and is 71 percent off.
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Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
6 July 2026
So Saudi Arabia lacks the same incentive to start pumping oil like crazy.
—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
That combination is why College Football 27 reads as the high point of EA's football resurgence, the same late-prime form that carried its recent UFC entry.
—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2026
This nightgown is made from the same lightweight material, comes in a dozen prints, and is 71 percent off.
—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
6 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for the same
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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