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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Thankfully, Tupperware has a Heritage Collection that features the same retro design of the old ones, with a more modernized color palette.
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
The Saturday Night Live alumna finishes performances on Feb. 2, the same day Fallon and Kroll are scheduled to wrap their runs.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The only catch is that the video needs to be shot on the same day his pregnant wife, Christine (played by his real pregnant wife), is expected to deliver.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
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—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
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Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 29 Jan. 2025
The Saturday Night Live alumna finishes performances on Feb. 2, the same day Fallon and Kroll are scheduled to wrap their runs.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The only catch is that the video needs to be shot on the same day his pregnant wife, Christine (played by his real pregnant wife), is expected to deliver.
—Mike Miller, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Dickinson still lives in the same suburb, now in his own house (in an admittedly nicer neighborhood) with his longtime partner, indie-pop musician Rose Gray, and their cat, Misty.
—Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Jan. 2025
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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