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

This change starts in 2028, the same year the property tax cuts have the biggest impact. —Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026

Reservations in the restaurant are limited to younger guests who are able to sit on regular chairs and can eat the same menu as adults. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 May 2026

Leah Spasova, a psychologist from Oxfordshire, spent years trying to obtain sterilization on the NHS when at the same time her health provider funds vasectomies for men. —Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 May 2026

His opponents mostly argue within the same framework, insisting the system should be fairer but still organized around the same ideals. —Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 2 May 2026

Rhymes for the same

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