exact same

idiom

variants or US same exact
used as a more forceful way to say "same"
We grow the exact same vegetables in our garden every year.
They showed up at the party in the same exact outfits.

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Burnley will fly to Portugal on Sunday for a week-long warm-weather training camp before returning to the UK for four friendlies, which includes the squad being split up for two games against EFL opposition taking place at the exact same time on the same day. Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 11 July 2025 The twist: the words spoken in the video are the exact same as those in another video posted by a different TikTok account days before. Shannon Bond, NPR, 10 July 2025 But instead it’s overshadowed by a critical new decision for 400 million of its users, the exact same number that seemed to ditch Windows in another surprising twist. Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025 Relying on the exact same move to give the Jurassic World Rebirth crew a chance to escape the island feels a bit on the nose, especially once it's revealed Duncan (Mahershala Ali) survived the D-Rex's pursuit. Megan McCluskey, Time, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for exact same

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“Exact same.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exact%20same. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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