sameness

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same·ness | \ ˈsām-nəs

Definition of sameness

1 : the quality or state of being the same : identity, similarity

2 : monotony, uniformity

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Examples of sameness in a Sentence

the sameness of the two methods There is a sameness to his stories that makes them too predictable.

Recent Examples on the Web Probably not, since there was often a sameness to the results under that system. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2021 Simone Leigh is another example of an artist who’s hyped to the ends of the earth, but there’s a sameness to her. — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 2 Sep. 2021 Leaders learned during the pandemic that fairness does not mean sameness, and that employees want to be seen, heard, and understood, and to have their individual work needs met. — John M. Bremen, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021 Community doesn’t have to mean collective sameness. — Ria Teitelbaum, Wired, 26 July 2021 But thoughtful regulations can ensure that the exuberant and life-affirming creativity of the past year will continue; overly strict ones could enforce a numbing sameness. — New York Times, 29 June 2021 My 3-year-old was used to the sameness of the days and the constancy of our unit. — Dianne Gallagher, CNN, 12 Aug. 2021 Will better engineering produce CNNs that understand sameness and difference in the generalizable way that children do? — Quanta Magazine, 23 June 2021 All of you lived with relentless sameness, in shrunken worlds. — BostonGlobe.com, 19 June 2021

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