one and the same
idiom
: one person or thing and not two
The restaurant's owner and chef are one and the same (person).
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However, proximity and partnership aren’t one and the same.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Family members and victims’ next of kin — who in this case are one and the same — can join in remotely too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Energy security and economic security are now one and the same.
—James Brock, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors argued that Straub and Palm Beach Polo are one and the same.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Family members and victims’ next of kin — who in this case are one and the same — can join in remotely too.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Energy security and economic security are now one and the same.
—James Brock, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Prosecutors argued that Straub and Palm Beach Polo are one and the same.
—Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
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“One and the same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20and%20the%20same. Accessed 2 Sep. 2025.
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