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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In contrast, this approach lets cells self-direct their own growth, forming both blood and beating heart cells within the same system, much like nature intended.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Thus, even if a farmer primarily relied on corn for sustenance and/or trade, planting beans and squash alongside the maize increased the nutritive value of the same area.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
In the same stadium where Jake Moody missed three field goals last year, Piñeiro was 4 of 4, including two from beyond 50 yards.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
In grabbing McNeeley in the same class as Knueppel, Sion James and Ryan Kalkbrenner, Charlotte wanted to infuse its roster with youthful players boasting an old school mentality.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025
Thus, even if a farmer primarily relied on corn for sustenance and/or trade, planting beans and squash alongside the maize increased the nutritive value of the same area.
—JSTOR Daily, 14 Oct. 2025
In the same stadium where Jake Moody missed three field goals last year, Piñeiro was 4 of 4, including two from beyond 50 yards.
—Matt Barrows, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2025
In grabbing McNeeley in the same class as Knueppel, Sion James and Ryan Kalkbrenner, Charlotte wanted to infuse its roster with youthful players boasting an old school mentality.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Oct. 2025
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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