exact same

idiom

variants or US same exact
used as a more forceful way to say "same"
We grow the exact same vegetables in our garden every year.
They showed up at the party in the same exact outfits.

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Also an original story, Weapons stars Julia Garner as a teacher who learns that 17 of the 18 children in her classroom simultaneously got out of bed and ran off into the night the exact same time, 2:17 a.m. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2025 The police report in the Pullman case and probable cause affidavit in the Moscow murders detail two very similar suspects targeting very similar victims in a very similar setting at almost the exact same time with the same weapon. Chris Spargo, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 What started as a playful idea in a Disney cruise Facebook group turned into a fantastic prank involving 60 unsuspecting husbands—all wearing the exact same shirt to dinner. Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 The exact same video, posted on TikTok, got nearly double that many views, and was liked about 464,000 times. Molly Gibbs, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exact same

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“Exact same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20same. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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