1
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
Founded in 2019 by three former Depop colleagues—Ed Tribe, Megha Chaturvedi, and James Gillard—Journee was created to strip the stress and sameness out of travel planning.
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Ashley Kennedy, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Those loud, colorful prints align with hip-hop’s aversion to restraint, to sameness even.
—Essence, 14 Aug. 2025
In a sea of sameness, your personal brand is the differentiator that makes people pause.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
Dark Arts: Godspeed to tennis’ master of manipulation So much of today’s sports world is rooted in sameness.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Ashley Kennedy, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025
Those loud, colorful prints align with hip-hop’s aversion to restraint, to sameness even.
—Essence, 14 Aug. 2025
In a sea of sameness, your personal brand is the differentiator that makes people pause.
—King Holder, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025
Dark Arts: Godspeed to tennis’ master of manipulation So much of today’s sports world is rooted in sameness.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sameness
Noun
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Mix Cabinet Types Break up the monotony of just uppers and lowers—and achieve a more elevated, designer look—by mixing cabinet types.—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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Building a community of moms who also nurse can break up the monotony of your daily routine, give you a chance to have adult conversations, and provide a source of moral support.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Chilean-American actress and singer did not reveal the age of her child or the identity of the father.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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The episode made lots of people on Merseyside conclude FSG cared only about its asset, rather than the club’s place in the community that underpins their identity.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The curators wanted to include pictures of the victims and artifacts on loan from the cities; however, opponents argued these elements were offensive to veterans and portrayed a false moral equivalence between America and Japan’s actions during the war.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
20 Aug. 2025
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Modern platforms can deliver the operational equivalence that teams expect: advanced virtual machine (VM) lifecycle management, high-availability (HA) clustering, backups, disaster recovery (DR) and more.—
Madhura Maskasky,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But parents from years past had fewer regulations, so kids were able to experience boredom, befriend kids their parents were unfamiliar with, and rebel in small ways outside of their parents purview (like stealing from Claire's or putting on layers of Nars blush in the 7th grade).—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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Dopamine loops from social media, games, and constant notifications have reduced their tolerance for boredom, focus and real-world interaction.—
Elan Gepner-Dales,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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But the similarities don’t stop with the building blocks.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, as the book took shape, a few similarities became apparent.—
Logan Karlie
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Wilkerson, Wilson said, attended Edison High School in Lake Station and later got her general equivalency diploma through Portage’s adult education program.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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For next gen startups with less invasive or temporary implants, demonstrating clinical equivalency to more expensive implants could usher in more nuanced assessment of value.—
Naveen Rao,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Especially when the side effects are being recited rapid-fire in a monotone that’s barely audible.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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In a low, monotone voice, a downtrodden Ben Brown tried to explain another start that had gone awry.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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Along with climate improvement, the UN Sustainable Development Goals also calls for improving gender equality, health and wellbeing, and innovation and infrastructure, while also reducing poverty, hunger and inequality.—
Peter Sadera,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Sep. 2025
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The task was to study equity strategies that the City of Arlington could implement to promote and encourage greater equality; to gather community input on the need to build greater equality; and to report findings and recommendations to the City Council.—
Rachel Royster
September 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sameness. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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