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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And Schumaker also had to deal with a couple of spring injuries that put him in the exact same spot as Freeman now finds himself.
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
The same five composers are nominated at the upcoming Academy Awards (March 1), the first time in 14 years that the two awards shows have shared the exact same nominees.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2026
Burnett sees his showrunner doing the exact same thing with the crew.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
The next day, at almost the exact same spot, King was assassinated by a gunman.
—Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
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Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
The same five composers are nominated at the upcoming Academy Awards (March 1), the first time in 14 years that the two awards shows have shared the exact same nominees.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 22 Feb. 2026
Burnett sees his showrunner doing the exact same thing with the crew.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026
The next day, at almost the exact same spot, King was assassinated by a gunman.
—Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 17 Feb. 2026
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 25 Feb. 2026.
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