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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The other two will rewind and replay the exact same scenario, only from the vantage of different characters. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025 The exact same house would appreciate more slowly in a Black neighborhood than in a white one. Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 The exact same business could sell for wildly different amounts depending on market timing, buyer appetite, or even how long it’s been sitting unsold. Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025 Luckily, Australian skinks have evolved their own molecular armor against cobra venom—using the exact same sugar-blocking mechanism that cobras use to resist their own toxins. Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 28 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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