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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After a multi-year push by labor unions, San Diego County has become the first county in California to implement a controversial pension plan that allows some staff to collect their salaries and pensions at the same time.
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The Clarks residence originally stood alone on the ridge until 1984, around the same time the family built a 40- by 20-foot pool and spa on the east side of their home, along with an upstairs wing.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
After kicking her career off on stage in the late 1960s, Taylor's onscreen career began around the same time with her first recurring role coming in 1975 on Beacon Hill and later on The Edge of Night.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Which is not to say that somebody can’t feel the same about being a janitor, or an insurance salesman, or a potato chip inspector.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
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Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The Clarks residence originally stood alone on the ridge until 1984, around the same time the family built a 40- by 20-foot pool and spa on the east side of their home, along with an upstairs wing.
—Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
After kicking her career off on stage in the late 1960s, Taylor's onscreen career began around the same time with her first recurring role coming in 1975 on Beacon Hill and later on The Edge of Night.
—Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Which is not to say that somebody can’t feel the same about being a janitor, or an insurance salesman, or a potato chip inspector.
—Literary Hub, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the same
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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