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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Generations still work the same woks, and fry oyster omelets and ladle out bowls of fish ball soup the exact same way their grandparents did.
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Clarissa Wei, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Said it at the exact same time.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Six days later, the Palisades Fire flared up, in what looked to be the exact same spot.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives host recreated his friend’s pose in the next image, appearing to wear the exact same coat.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
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Clarissa Wei, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Said it at the exact same time.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Six days later, the Palisades Fire flared up, in what looked to be the exact same spot.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
The Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives host recreated his friend’s pose in the next image, appearing to wear the exact same coat.
—Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 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 30 Sep. 2025.
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