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 team also pointed out that the same circuit is responsible for the expression of normal, context-appropriate grooming and licking. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

In the same month Netflix released Train Dreams, the film version of Denis Johnson’s revered short novel about a logger whose deceased baby daughter visits him in the form of a wolf. — Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

While school options in Arkansas may vary, all families can begin at the same place, by taking an honest look at their child's day-to-day experience. — Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Lam was the runner-up for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund in 2005 and won CFDA’s Emerging Designer Award the same year. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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