the same

noun

1

: someone or something that is exactly like another person or thing being discussed or referred to

He ordered the salmon, and I had the same.

All of your classmates have begun their projects, and I suggest you do the same.

The band's last album was a bunch of bubble-gum pop, and their new release is just more of the same.

2

: exactly like each other or very similar to each other

The lunch specials are always the same.

No two fingerprints are ever the same.

3

: someone or something that has not changed : something that is exactly like it was at an earlier time

After the accident, he was never quite the same again.

Things would never be the same without you!

Examples of the same in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Prabowo has always denied the allegations that led to his dismissal from the military in 1998, the same year Indonesia broke free from Suharto’s authoritarian rule. —Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025

This marks the first of six times this season that the Heat will face the same opponent in back-to-back games. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025

Is Veterans Day on the same day each year? —Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Nov. 2025

At the same time, yeah, no one with a big-picture view would seriously argue that life on Earth isn’t subject to a variety of existential risks. —Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for the same

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