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 friend or family member will essentially have a separate and standalone account under the same subscription as the primary account owner.
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
This new kit not only tracks the same fertility hormones (LH and PdG) but also measures estrogen (E3G).
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Neither John Adams nor Thomas Jefferson saw Spanish Americans as part of the same community, let alone as equals.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Throughout the uneven gravel, dirt, and often muddy terrain of the nursery, workers carrying plants and pushing carts of compost and potting soil were all donning the same pair.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 2025
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Jonathan Limehouse, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
This new kit not only tracks the same fertility hormones (LH and PdG) but also measures estrogen (E3G).
—Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Neither John Adams nor Thomas Jefferson saw Spanish Americans as part of the same community, let alone as equals.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2025
Throughout the uneven gravel, dirt, and often muddy terrain of the nursery, workers carrying plants and pushing carts of compost and potting soil were all donning the same pair.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Apr. 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 27 Apr. 2025.
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