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

Cultural and political divides deepen in the community, and even within the same household, when a woman brings a single migrant woman into her home. —The Know, Denver Post, 31 May 2026

Roman Martin then did the same over the left field wall for his ninth. —Josh Gross, Daily News, 31 May 2026

Another group was seen going into a manhole on another street and coming out around the same hours, the station reported, citing police. —Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026

At the same time, there is a housing affordability crisis. —Allison Schrager, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026

Rhymes for the same

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