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: the quality or state of being the same : identity, similarity
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Examples of sameness in a Sentence
the sameness of the two methods
There is a sameness to his stories that makes them too predictable.
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To really have something special within the brain-killing visual sameness of South Florida, keep the trees and dump the cars.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
For years, Burlando tried to make peace with standing out in a world that often celebrates sameness, particularly online.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
But on the movie side, where David was more involved, there was a certain sameness to every project.
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Any intrinsic sameness across models doesn’t have to be perfect to be useful.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
For years, Burlando tried to make peace with standing out in a world that often celebrates sameness, particularly online.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
But on the movie side, where David was more involved, there was a certain sameness to every project.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Any intrinsic sameness across models doesn’t have to be perfect to be useful.
—Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for sameness
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sameness. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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