exact same

idiom

variants or US same exact
used as a more forceful way to say "same"
We grow the exact same vegetables in our garden every year.
They showed up at the party in the same exact outfits.

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Additional entertainment was provided by Brin — showing off his magic tricks — and professional magician David Blaine, who performed an elaborate trick in which every guest shuffled a pack of cards according to Blaine’s instructions and then had hundreds of people select the exact same card. Alex Cramer, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2025 Finn poses for the cover photo on a bridge over the Harbor Freeway — the exact same bridge where Newman posed on the cover of his 1977 classic Little Criminals. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025 And by the exact same logic, someone who’s proven chronically unwilling or unable to abide by the rules of the road shouldn’t be allowed to get behind the wheel of a car — which is a deadly weapon when driven irresponsibly. New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025 Such is the framing for Solo’s new YouTube special, Please Clap, which begins with the comedian brooding over footage of his AGT performance, then taking the stage one year later — wearing the exact same shirt, for the record — in an attempt to vindicate himself. Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for exact same

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“Exact same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20same. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.

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