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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Paying cash for the exact same room type on the same date could easily cost $600 or more.
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
In that same time frame the previous year, Lee’s Summit and Kansas City had the exact same number of single family permits issued — 375 — even though Lee’s Summit is a fifth of the size of Kansas City.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
However, since the languages are identical, the interpreter just repeats the exact same words verbatim after each line.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
What’s more, Gen Z muse Addison Rae posted on Instagram wearing the exact same style.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 5 Jan. 2026
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Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
In that same time frame the previous year, Lee’s Summit and Kansas City had the exact same number of single family permits issued — 375 — even though Lee’s Summit is a fifth of the size of Kansas City.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
However, since the languages are identical, the interpreter just repeats the exact same words verbatim after each line.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
What’s more, Gen Z muse Addison Rae posted on Instagram wearing the exact same style.
—Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 5 Jan. 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 12 Jan. 2026.
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