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: the quality or state of being the same : identity, similarity
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Examples of sameness in a Sentence
the sameness of the two methods
There is a sameness to his stories that makes them too predictable.
Recent Examples on the Web
Reaction on social media and traditional media dings MLB for the sameness of the menus.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
The concept of sublimated despair is a pillar of contemporary television, but the show’s surrealism is fresh and surprising — made even more so by the sense of creeping sameness of so many other shows right now.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Because of this, today's ocean of content has become a sea of sameness, where buzzwords and clichés often drown out originality and kill engagement.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
And then there’s the uniformity factor—or rather, the natural world’s lack of synthetic sameness.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024
The fields are now home to Walmart, Target and other big-box stores that lend an air of sameness in countless communities across the U.S.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The city abounds with fine seafood towers, especially at Martini-minded restaurants above a certain price point, though there can be a sameness to them, a repetitive haze of mignonette and gently melting ice.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
The telecast was able to overcome that sameness at times simply by hurling beloved figures from TV’s glorious past at the audience as often as possible.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
Ironically, the sheer amount of worthy series is likely contributing to this sameness.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
The concept of sublimated despair is a pillar of contemporary television, but the show’s surrealism is fresh and surprising — made even more so by the sense of creeping sameness of so many other shows right now.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
Because of this, today's ocean of content has become a sea of sameness, where buzzwords and clichés often drown out originality and kill engagement.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
And then there’s the uniformity factor—or rather, the natural world’s lack of synthetic sameness.
—Calin Van Paris, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2024
The fields are now home to Walmart, Target and other big-box stores that lend an air of sameness in countless communities across the U.S.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2024
The city abounds with fine seafood towers, especially at Martini-minded restaurants above a certain price point, though there can be a sameness to them, a repetitive haze of mignonette and gently melting ice.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2023
The telecast was able to overcome that sameness at times simply by hurling beloved figures from TV’s glorious past at the audience as often as possible.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
Ironically, the sheer amount of worthy series is likely contributing to this sameness.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sameness. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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