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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Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The long pause said it all after a Minnesota team that was eliminated from postseason contention before kickoff Sunday night put Prescott's crew in basically the same place with a 34-26 victory.
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The building is still being used the same way today, with three recording studios, sound isolation and vocal booths, songwriting rooms and areas featuring advanced sound dampening.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Gandhi said that while the shootings were different in scale and circumstance, both left students facing the same fog of fear, confusion, and misinformation.
—Stepheny Price , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Lora Kolodny,jennifer Elias,annie Palmer, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2025
The long pause said it all after a Minnesota team that was eliminated from postseason contention before kickoff Sunday night put Prescott's crew in basically the same place with a 34-26 victory.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The building is still being used the same way today, with three recording studios, sound isolation and vocal booths, songwriting rooms and areas featuring advanced sound dampening.
—Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Gandhi said that while the shootings were different in scale and circumstance, both left students facing the same fog of fear, confusion, and misinformation.
—Stepheny Price , Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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 18 Dec. 2025.
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