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

The central plaza will most likely be completed in 2027, around the same time as Foxtown Landing. —Sofia Joseph, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025

With tokenization, everyone sees the same data at the same time, like moving from fragmented spreadsheets to a single live dashboard. —Eric Piscini, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025

The details are unique to each beachgoer, yet the experience being summoned is the same. —David Litt, Time, 28 July 2025

Nothing was ever the same after JT stepped out in a custom chainmail mini dress dripping in MAC lipsticks. —Essence, 28 July 2025

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