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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Flaky salmon, soft and creamy potatoes, and rosy radishes roast on the same baking sheet for a company-worthy dinner that won’t fill the sink with dirty dishes.
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
But only 12% said sending someone to the moon should be a top NASA priority, and just 11% said the same of Mars.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
But Aaron Barker, president of the AFGE Local 554 in Georgia, said TSA officer unions don't have the same restrictions and can accept donations to distribute to their members.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
All medical specialties have rules for filling out their notes, and ABA providers shouldn’t need the state to tell them that copying and pasting the same summary for each session, as the inspectors found in some cases, wasn’t good enough, Bimestefer said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
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Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
But only 12% said sending someone to the moon should be a top NASA priority, and just 11% said the same of Mars.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
But Aaron Barker, president of the AFGE Local 554 in Georgia, said TSA officer unions don't have the same restrictions and can accept donations to distribute to their members.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
All medical specialties have rules for filling out their notes, and ABA providers shouldn’t need the state to tell them that copying and pasting the same summary for each session, as the inspectors found in some cases, wasn’t good enough, Bimestefer said.
—Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 22 Mar. 2026
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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