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as in monotony
a tedious lack of variety
the endless sameness of what we keep having for dinner is starting to bore me
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as in identity
the state of being exactly alike
the sameness of the two essays made the teacher immediately suspect plagiarism
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as in equivalence
the state or fact of being exactly the same in number, amount, status, or quality
the striking sameness of the results for both experiments suggests that this is a real discovery
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Recent Examples of sameness
Dream Productions is unquestionably cute, though there’s a sameness to the backstage blob characters.
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Given the sheer amount of combat in each game, there can be a feeling of sameness that pervades over time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Behind them, the desert is punctuated by barracks, a landscape of depressing sameness.
—Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Even the physical world is rendered with modest sameness everywhere by Google Maps and its humbling Street View.
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
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Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Given the sheer amount of combat in each game, there can be a feeling of sameness that pervades over time.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
Behind them, the desert is punctuated by barracks, a landscape of depressing sameness.
—Aruna D’souza, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Even the physical world is rendered with modest sameness everywhere by Google Maps and its humbling Street View.
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sameness
Noun
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But as many have grown tired of the monotony of neutral grays, shades of green—sage, olive and deep forest—have steadily taken over.—
Alice Gibbs,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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In fact, fabric panels and curtain treatments became central to his design to break up the monotony of the cabin’s walls.—
Wendy Goodman,
Curbed,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The platform is made up of modules that each provide a specific security capability, such as endpoint and identity protection.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2025
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Some already have Transgender Americans fear a slate of Trump administration policies targeting gender-affirming medical care and U.S. passports that recognize their identities.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s moral equivalence, and then there’s a total moral inversion.—
The Editors,
National Review,
20 Feb. 2025
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Combating antisemitism should not come at the cost of distorting reality or creating false equivalences.—
Yinam Cohen,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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She’s never been interested in a career, because her nature is such that the boredom of a job would kill her.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 Feb. 2025
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Amid all the boredom and silliness that came with the league’s new All-Star format that (mostly) flopped, this was the most entertaining part of the entire program.—
Sam Amick,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The company’s brief never offers any reason to conclude that the Tax Court’s weighing of similarities against differences was clearly erroneous.—
Ryan Finley,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Maintain a bit of similarity by sticking to a singular color (or palette), finish, or material, then play with scale, shape, and thickness of the frame.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Leaving prison with $20 and a high school equivalency certificate, Fauteck straightened up.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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Litchfield’s Adult Basic Education program offers inmates at the Meeker County Detention Center an opportunity to use that time wisely – either brushing up on basic skills or working toward a high school equivalency diploma.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Likewise, that same positive message can get derailed if delivered in a flat monotone, which makes the speaker sound uninterested and causes the audience to question a leader’s authenticity.—
Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D.,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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The call isn’t like reading a sentence in monotone, though.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
7 Feb. 2025
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He was created at the height of the Cold War, long before gender equality was a mantra.—
Tatiana Siegel,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Inspired by Henry Hampton's 1987 documentary series, this new installment examines the fight for racial equality from 1977 to 2015.—
Maxwell Millington,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sameness. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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