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: the quality or state of being the same : identity, similarity
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Examples of sameness in a Sentence
the sameness of the two methods
There is a sameness to his stories that makes them too predictable.
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Reaction on social media and traditional media dings MLB for the sameness of the menus.
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
The concept of sublimated despair is a pillar of contemporary television, but the show’s surrealism is fresh and surprising — made even more so by the sense of creeping sameness of so many other shows right now.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024
The concept of sublimated despair is a pillar of contemporary television, but the show’s surrealism is fresh and surprising — made even more so by the sense of creeping sameness of so many other shows right now.
—Margaret Lyons, New York Times, 7 Mar. 2024
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sameness. Accessed 30 May. 2024.
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