very same

phrase

: exact same
I told the very same story.

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Earth’s moon—which also has the advantage of being 50 percent larger than Pluto and of having volcanoes that once spewed actual lava instead of mere water—fully deserves planethood by these very same metrics. Mike Brown, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2026 Experts say the geological process that created the critical waterway — the flashpoint in the US’ war with Iran – is the very same process which gave the region its oil riches in the first place. Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Andy Burnham got the famous Manchester worker bee logo inked on his arm while mayor of the city and this shirt has that very same motif scattered all over it. Nick Miller, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 Yet that very same day the city provisionally agreed to settlement with Marathon at a council meeting, and finalized the details the next day. Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 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 26 Aug. 2026.

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