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: the quality or state of being the same : identity, similarity
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Examples of sameness in a Sentence
the sameness of the two methods
There is a sameness to his stories that makes them too predictable.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
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special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
In some ways, Bequia remains a secret, and as such, it hasn’t been overly developed, commercialised or smoothed into sameness.
—Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 5 Feb. 2026
Sadly, automation and AI reward conformity and sameness, qualities that can produce consistency but never greatness.
—Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2026
With the algorithms delivering the same cycle of digital inspiration, and the ubiquitous availability of all these products, our interiors have begun developing a sameness.
—Mary Grace Granados
special Contributor, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sameness
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sameness. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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