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

But Roman says that in cross-examination, the defense used the same searches to highlight their argument that Clancy was overmedicated, failed by the medical system, and experiencing postpartum psychosis at the time. — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

Just a few years earlier, in 2005, the service had missed essentially the same recruiting target by 6,600 soldiers. — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Iran has become significantly more aggressive in its attacks on ships in recent weeks, and its Houthi allies have done the same in the Red Sea. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Masanobu Tabata came at the same problem from a different direction. — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for the same

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