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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These products are sometimes the exact same as those from national brands—the somewhat misleading grocery-industry term for name brands, such as Coca-Cola and Lysol—just in different packaging.
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Or how about two providers with the exact same name but one is a veterinarian on the West Coast and the other is a physician in New York?
—Robert Lindner, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Julia Garner and Josh Brolin star in this horror-thriller about 17 children who all disappear at the exact same time one night.
—EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Students only sought advice from those who succeeded and not from the many who failed using the exact same methods.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
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Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 30 Apr. 2025
Or how about two providers with the exact same name but one is a veterinarian on the West Coast and the other is a physician in New York?
—Robert Lindner, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Julia Garner and Josh Brolin star in this horror-thriller about 17 children who all disappear at the exact same time one night.
—EW.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Students only sought advice from those who succeeded and not from the many who failed using the exact same methods.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 27 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 5 May. 2025.
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