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!
Examples of the same in a Sentence
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But at the same time, the internet has a lot of information and facts.
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Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
At the same time, Charlotte hasn’t seen the band since his passing.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
Gusto has also outlasted and outgrown competitors formed around the same time (consider, for example, Zenefits).
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Gillian and Cassandra arrive at Grey Sloan at the same time.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 10 May 2024
Joining the museum staff at the same time as Moorer is another illustrious addition, journalist Jon Freeman, who was highly visible in the community recently as an editor at Rolling Stone Country.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 May 2024
At the same time, police say, these types of calls have the potential to quickly spiral into violence.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
And there seemed to be a dip at the very end of that period, with spirits sales down 5.2 percent from January to March, and wine down 10.9 percent over the same period.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
At the same time, kids who spent more than three hours a day while not at school reading or looking at a screen close-up were four times more likely to have myopia than those who spent an hour or less doing so.
—Andrew Herbert, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2024
Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
At the same time, Charlotte hasn’t seen the band since his passing.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024
Gusto has also outlasted and outgrown competitors formed around the same time (consider, for example, Zenefits).
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Gillian and Cassandra arrive at Grey Sloan at the same time.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 10 May 2024
Joining the museum staff at the same time as Moorer is another illustrious addition, journalist Jon Freeman, who was highly visible in the community recently as an editor at Rolling Stone Country.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 10 May 2024
At the same time, police say, these types of calls have the potential to quickly spiral into violence.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2024
And there seemed to be a dip at the very end of that period, with spirits sales down 5.2 percent from January to March, and wine down 10.9 percent over the same period.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 May 2024
At the same time, kids who spent more than three hours a day while not at school reading or looking at a screen close-up were four times more likely to have myopia than those who spent an hour or less doing so.
—Andrew Herbert, Discover Magazine, 27 Apr. 2024
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“The same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20same. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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