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as in monotony
a tedious lack of variety
the endless sameness of what we keep having for dinner is starting to bore me
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as in identity
the state of being exactly alike
the sameness of the two essays made the teacher immediately suspect plagiarism
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as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
the striking sameness of the results for both experiments suggests that this is a real discovery
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Recent Examples of sameness
To really have something special within the brain-killing visual sameness of South Florida, keep the trees and dump the cars.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
For years, Burlando tried to make peace with standing out in a world that often celebrates sameness, particularly online.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
But on the movie side, where David was more involved, there was a certain sameness to every project.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Any intrinsic sameness across models doesn’t have to be perfect to be useful.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
For years, Burlando tried to make peace with standing out in a world that often celebrates sameness, particularly online.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
But on the movie side, where David was more involved, there was a certain sameness to every project.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Any intrinsic sameness across models doesn’t have to be perfect to be useful.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sameness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sameness
Noun
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During the pandemic, people often struggled with the monotony of spending too much time cooped up with other humans – children, romantic partners, roommates.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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According to Wröbel, this shift is a direct response to the growing monotony of online shopping.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Feb. 2026
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For over a century, college football had regional identities.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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Hadick’s arrival amid the existential collapse of FTX, however, catapulted Dragonfly to the next echelon—and solidified the firm’s identity.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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If antimatter ignored the weak equivalence principle, the atoms might have drifted upward, repelled by Earth.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
18 Jan. 2026
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This is a telling, inauspicious equivalence.—
Rosa Lyster,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Pets staying at home alone while owners work suffer from boredom, which can cause chronic psychological distress and health problems.—
Margret Grebowicz,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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But the flip side of such routine is the potential for boredom and lethargy.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
10 Feb. 2026
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The conversation between Nevin and Cholowsky during their hourlong lunch mostly was about their similarities at the same stage in their careers and the ways Nevin approached the day-to-day of his draft year.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some noticed similarities between the Native and Vietnamese colonial experiences.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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In their minds, there’s an equivalency, but there really isn’t.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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At first, though, there was little doubt in the North that there was no moral equivalency of cause with the South.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Oct. 2025
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In interviews, his sound bites fall somewhere between measured and monotone.—
Tom Kludt,
Vanity Fair,
17 Feb. 2026
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Her clothes became more monotone in color, with fewer patterns but remained rich texturally.—
Julia Rabinowitsch,
Vogue,
29 Jan. 2026
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The Oklahoma values assessment draws heavily on scores developed by the conservative 1792 Exchange, which mirrors corporate scorecards developed by groups such as the Human Rights Campaign that advocates for LGBTQ+ equality and inclusion.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
19 Feb. 2026
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His message of equality in the Democratic primary resonated with a broad set of voters and blindsided party leaders, who reformed the primary system in response to the surge of engagement.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sameness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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