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!

Examples of the same in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Simon took the campy photographs in the same Hilton hotel where Moore’s children awaited their mother, and the images make up what the wall text calls a MooreWrap cruise-collection look book. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026

Nathan Lee, the investigative reporter who wrote the original piece, used the same language in emails to Powerus and Anduril, two of the companies at the center of the piece. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026

In the new film, Corinne’s odd tuft of hair serves the same purpose. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

In addition, Saint Laurent is aiming to double its sales to VICs by 2030, and to double its business in Asia within the same time frame. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the same

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