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as in monotony
a tedious lack of variety
the endless sameness of what we keep having for dinner is starting to bore me
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as in identity
the state of being exactly alike
the sameness of the two essays made the teacher immediately suspect plagiarism
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as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
the striking sameness of the results for both experiments suggests that this is a real discovery
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Recent Examples of sameness
Each section, in its comprehensiveness and loyalty to regional authenticity, dispatches any clichéd notions of Mexican cuisine's sameness.
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Scott Hocker, theweek, 3 Sep. 2024
Too many convinced themselves that global integration was fundamentally about economics and sameness and would roll forward inexorably.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
If Barack liked to play the conciliator, unveiling heretofore unperceived dimensions of sameness among disparate peoples, Michelle often played the patient teacher, offering instruction from a benevolent distance, then retreating, until next class period, into privacy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
But fans fear the parks could lose their nostalgic elements and become a sea of corporate sameness.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 July 2024
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Scott Hocker, theweek, 3 Sep. 2024
Too many convinced themselves that global integration was fundamentally about economics and sameness and would roll forward inexorably.
—Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
If Barack liked to play the conciliator, unveiling heretofore unperceived dimensions of sameness among disparate peoples, Michelle often played the patient teacher, offering instruction from a benevolent distance, then retreating, until next class period, into privacy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
But fans fear the parks could lose their nostalgic elements and become a sea of corporate sameness.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sameness
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Supporting United is supposed to be an entertaining escape from the monotony of day-to-day life, rather than something that adds to it.Carl Anka, The Athletic, 20 Nov. 2024
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The monotony of the treatment on Freeman’s ankle — hours of it, every day — does not guarantee that healing is happening.Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2024
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Verify the caller's identity Following a basic routine that includes using a safe word is a good first line of defense against scammers.Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Police, however, know the suspect's identity and have executed a search warrant on the person's residence; Barnes said the family is cooperating in the investigation.KC Baker, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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The same illogic leads the progressive Left to equate Israel’s defense against Hamas terrorists with the October 7 atrocities, and to draw false equivalences between Daniel Penny’s intervention on a subway and Mangione’s premeditated execution.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 14 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Science and quackery cannot be treated as having scientific and moral equivalence.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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But always with a very specific purpose that is never about the kind of anxiety of boredom.Adam B. Vary, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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The fear of audience boredom certainly animated Coïc-Gallas to keep finding ways to shift our, and the cat’s, perspective of moving through the world and employ sound with incredible specificity.Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Nov. 2024
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The similarities among these places are real, because Russia, Iran, Venezuela, North Korea, and, until now, Syria all belong to an informal network of autocracies.Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Law, whose slow-burn performance is unlike any prior role from his four decades on stage and screen, says the similarities between Husk and Mathews as two opposites of the same coin are at the core of The Order’s dramatic tension.Ali Winston, WIRED, 6 Dec. 2024
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Kiana studied for high-school equivalency tests and worked as a clerk at an AutoZone.John Branch, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Several states already treat completion of the DP as equivalent to a high school diploma, but Oregon became the first to extend the same equivalency to the career program.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Maria Bamford, for example, talks about her anxiety in a hesitant, insecure manner, while Stephen Wright delivers his bleak one-liners in a joyless monotone.John Roy, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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This keeps the work environment from feeling monotone and gray.Justin Tobin, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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However, this integration hinges on one crucial factor: the role of human behavior and equality.Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Task Force, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting social justice, nonviolence and equality, 40 years ago.Adrienne Roberts, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sameness. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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