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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The details are unique to each beachgoer, yet the experience being summoned is the same.
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Sofia Joseph, jsonline.com, 29 July 2025
With tokenization, everyone sees the same data at the same time, like moving from fragmented spreadsheets to a single live dashboard.
—Eric Piscini, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
The details are unique to each beachgoer, yet the experience being summoned is the same.
—David Litt, Time, 28 July 2025
Nothing was ever the same after JT stepped out in a custom chainmail mini dress dripping in MAC lipsticks.
—Essence, 28 July 2025
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 2 Aug. 2025.
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