very same

phrase

: exact same
I told the very same story.

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That is, of course, until both Young and Walker, on the very same play, did not. — Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2026 On New Year's Day in 2025, Mele and Daniel returned to that very same spot to watch the sunset over a picnic. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 8 Nov. 2026 He’s also benefitted from being surrounded by great players for more than a decade, and that’s due to the very same philosophies BriseBois is adhering to now. — John Romano, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026 Along the waterfront, joggers were out for their morning runs and residents walked their dogs along the very same promenade that the pope is set to visit just a few hours later. — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for very same

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“Very same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/very%20same. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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