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!

Examples of the same in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But any Republican looking for the nomination to succeed Trump will have to sidestep the same sort of internal clashes over Israel that have bedeviled Democrats. — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Proceeds aren’t the same as taxable gains, and the tax bill depends on the home’s original cost, qualifying improvements, selling expenses and the $500,000 home-sale exclusion for eligible married couples. — Liz Weston, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

But the visitors took advantage of them in many of the same ways the Knicks did during the first-round playoff series that ended with a 140-89 Hawks defeat in April. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Why black holes resist splitting One major obstacle is entropy, a measure of how many microscopic arrangements a system can have while appearing the same from the outside. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for the same

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