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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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These consumers are bored with sameness, have been largely ignored by the current luxury market, and possess the disposable income and taste to demand something different.
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Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While some American chain stores rely on sameness to satisfy customers, Trader Joe’s has leaned in the other direction.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
There is a dreary sameness to so much of modern culture, rough edges smoothed into comfortable averages by the power of market research and algorithms.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
The rooms are lit, often top-down, with a monotonous sameness that reminds of a musty nursing home where lamps operate on automatic timers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
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Timothy Papandreou, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
While some American chain stores rely on sameness to satisfy customers, Trader Joe’s has leaned in the other direction.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
There is a dreary sameness to so much of modern culture, rough edges smoothed into comfortable averages by the power of market research and algorithms.
—Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 11 Oct. 2024
The rooms are lit, often top-down, with a monotonous sameness that reminds of a musty nursing home where lamps operate on automatic timers.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sameness. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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