cut from the same cloth

phrase

: very similar to each other
Our mothers were cut from the same cloth.
The country's new president is cut from the same cloth as his predecessor.

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The similarly incisive Black Money for White Nights, by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, is very much cut from the same cloth, set in the same post-Soviet black-market economy where everyone is on the take. Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 July 2026 These two of the most prolific scorers in high school basketball history in Ohio are cut from the same cloth. Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026 This is music cut from the same cloth as Erika de Casier and Smerz, whose poppy electronica is undeniably cool without trying to be. Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026 Baelor and Maekar are quite clearly not cut from the same cloth, blood or no. Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cut from the same cloth

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“Cut from the same cloth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20from%20the%20same%20cloth. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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