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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For comparison, a 45-pack of regular Oreos cost the exact same price.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
As an additional solving aid, the top and bottom rows of the grid will contain the exact same sequence of letters.
—Patrick Berry, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Could someone perhaps tap into both the darkness of being an all-powerful being in a wacky world and the relative fun of, well, that exact same thing?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
Barring injury, the Jays could end up in the exact same uncomfortable situation with Berríos next spring, without a rotation spot for the reliable veteran.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 Dec. 2025
As an additional solving aid, the top and bottom rows of the grid will contain the exact same sequence of letters.
—Patrick Berry, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Could someone perhaps tap into both the darkness of being an all-powerful being in a wacky world and the relative fun of, well, that exact same thing?
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 11 Dec. 2025
Barring injury, the Jays could end up in the exact same uncomfortable situation with Berríos next spring, without a rotation spot for the reliable veteran.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 9 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 20 Dec. 2025.
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