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!
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In fact, in a moving gesture, Leo offered to continue the blessing that the late Pope Francis started from the same balcony the day before his death.
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Raúl E. Zegarra, Time, 17 May 2025
The tenor is much the same over at the show’s subreddit, where numerous redditors voice their malcontent with the series.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The storms damaged homes and downed power lines across the Midwest and Great Lakes, brought by the same system that produced destructive storms and tornadoes Thursday.
—Matt Rehbein, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
As judges and juries are being asked to resolve where the line is, courts are thinking about the same thing.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 17 May 2025
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Raúl E. Zegarra, Time, 17 May 2025
The tenor is much the same over at the show’s subreddit, where numerous redditors voice their malcontent with the series.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
The storms damaged homes and downed power lines across the Midwest and Great Lakes, brought by the same system that produced destructive storms and tornadoes Thursday.
—Matt Rehbein, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
As judges and juries are being asked to resolve where the line is, courts are thinking about the same thing.
—Tovia Smith, NPR, 17 May 2025
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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