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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Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The first half was more of the same for Minnesota.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
At the same time, rates of diseases that can be protected against with vaccines, such as measles and whooping cough, are rising across the country.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Now, 28 years after Hašek backstopped a squad of underdogs to Olympic gold, Dostál hopes to do the same.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Craig Gilbert, jsonline.com, 9 Feb. 2026
The first half was more of the same for Minnesota.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
At the same time, rates of diseases that can be protected against with vaccines, such as measles and whooping cough, are rising across the country.
—Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Now, 28 years after Hašek backstopped a squad of underdogs to Olympic gold, Dostál hopes to do the same.
—Jesse Granger, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the same
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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