the same

noun

1

: someone or something that is exactly like another person or thing being discussed or referred to

He ordered the salmon, and I had the same.

All of your classmates have begun their projects, and I suggest you do the same.

The band's last album was a bunch of bubble-gum pop, and their new release is just more of the same.

2

: exactly like each other or very similar to each other

The lunch specials are always the same.

No two fingerprints are ever the same.

3

: someone or something that has not changed : something that is exactly like it was at an earlier time

After the accident, he was never quite the same again.

Things would never be the same without you!

Examples of the same in a Sentence

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At the same time, recently released federal data shows that fourth and eighth graders' literacy skills haven't recovered since before the COVID-19 pandemic and dipped once again on the U.S. Department of Education's National Assessment of Educational Progress. —Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025

His own vice president, J.D. Vance, did it back in 2016, and his new Health Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, did the same that year. —Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025

Fox has won a Norris, and McAvoy could do the same at some point in his career. —Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025

While Banchero eventually had success on offense, the same couldn’t be said for either side shooting from 3-point range. —Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025

Rhymes for the same

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