one and the same
idiom
: one person or thing and not two
The restaurant's owner and chef are one and the same (person).
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Being only a year apart in age, the dogs are essentially one and the same.
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The fact that the spacecraft was one and the same suggests SpaceX did not have a different vehicle that could have flown a separate, dedicated mission to return the astronauts sooner.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
My hair journey and my life journey are practically one and the same.
—Charlotte Mensah, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
Chrome and Google Search are not one and the same, albeit both carry privacy risks.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
The fact that the spacecraft was one and the same suggests SpaceX did not have a different vehicle that could have flown a separate, dedicated mission to return the astronauts sooner.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
My hair journey and my life journey are practically one and the same.
—Charlotte Mensah, Essence, 24 Mar. 2025
Chrome and Google Search are not one and the same, albeit both carry privacy risks.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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“One and the same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/one%20and%20the%20same. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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