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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The front nose of each tread must be the exact same distance from the edge of the stringer.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Within a few hundred years of the main event, another large fire was built again at the exact same place.
—Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 1 Jan. 2026
Jason gives the exact same recap of their night out, so there is no misunderstanding by either party.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
At the exact same time, another dispatcher was getting a call of shots fired at Barus and Holley, the engineering building where students were studying for finals.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 31 Dec. 2025
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2026
Within a few hundred years of the main event, another large fire was built again at the exact same place.
—Elizabeth Sawchuk, The Conversation, 1 Jan. 2026
Jason gives the exact same recap of their night out, so there is no misunderstanding by either party.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
At the exact same time, another dispatcher was getting a call of shots fired at Barus and Holley, the engineering building where students were studying for finals.
—Doha Madani, NBC news, 31 Dec. 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 6 Jan. 2026.
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