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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At the same time, however, Trump also practices a transactional view of foreign policy, demonstrating a willingness during his first term to link disparate issues to secure economic concessions.
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Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
For smaller torsos, the Sopris 30 offers the same impressive design features with a petite fit.
—Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Electric vehicle advocates were dismayed when General Motors suspended production of Chevrolet’s popular Bolt models, but the 2025 Equinox has many of the same admirable qualities, and EV consumers have responded accordingly.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Was that the same process for the movie? Same process.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
For smaller torsos, the Sopris 30 offers the same impressive design features with a petite fit.
—Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
Electric vehicle advocates were dismayed when General Motors suspended production of Chevrolet’s popular Bolt models, but the 2025 Equinox has many of the same admirable qualities, and EV consumers have responded accordingly.
—Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
Was that the same process for the movie? Same process.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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