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!
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Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
However, in recent years Bayrou has been a close adviser to Macron (he was supposed to have joined the first Macron cabinet but fell foul of a minor party funding scandal – Marine Le Pen is charged with the same type of indiscretion but on a larger scale).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
At the same time, over half of experts acknowledged that AI will drastically reshape their work duties in the next few years while maintaining a positive outlook for their career prospects.
—Hilary Tetenbaum, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
At the same time, Canada’s three opposition parties are demanding that Trudeau call new elections.
—Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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