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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
Too many convinced themselves that global integration was fundamentally about economics and sameness and would roll forward inexorably.
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
If Barack liked to play the conciliator, unveiling heretofore unperceived dimensions of sameness among disparate peoples, Michelle often played the patient teacher, offering instruction from a benevolent distance, then retreating, until next class period, into privacy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
But fans fear the parks could lose their nostalgic elements and become a sea of corporate sameness.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 July 2024
Eventually, the oppressive sameness of everything becomes stultifying — which to me feels like a death blow for something so self-consciously experimental and wannabe visionary.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
If Barack liked to play the conciliator, unveiling heretofore unperceived dimensions of sameness among disparate peoples, Michelle often played the patient teacher, offering instruction from a benevolent distance, then retreating, until next class period, into privacy.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2024
But fans fear the parks could lose their nostalgic elements and become a sea of corporate sameness.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 8 July 2024
Eventually, the oppressive sameness of everything becomes stultifying — which to me feels like a death blow for something so self-consciously experimental and wannabe visionary.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sameness
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The monotony of the old Cup schedule is now marked with exciting additions nearly every year.Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 23 Aug. 2024
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Farmworkers often carried transistor radios with them to ease the monotony of their work.Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
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These kinds of claims reflect a poor understanding of history and the fluid nature and various interpretations of racial identity in the United States, race and politics experts say.Samantha Putterman, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The memo does not provide details about the groups’ identities or give examples of specific burglaries.Chris Boyette, CNN, 22 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement Science and quackery cannot be treated as having scientific and moral equivalence.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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There is no moral equivalence between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2024
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There’s boredom and weariness to her everyday chores, her hope laced now with the sheer mundanity of her everyday solitary life.Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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An article from Chewy said that teaching your cat to talk with buttons can help strengthen your bond, give them another chance for communication, stimulate their brains, and reduce boredom and stress.Liz O'Connell, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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There’s no denying the similarities between the brain’s role in romantic chemistry and attraction; both heavily impact our reward systems.Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Comedian Nikki Glaser, who started in the L.A. comedy scene not long after Jeselnik, was drawn to his work because of its similarity to her own sensibility.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Connor said a mandate of the design team is to make sure both the app and the website have functional equivalency in terms of the user experience, which obviously extends to accessibility.Steven Aquino, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Crosser voted for an expansion of adult education to help adults enroll in career training and prepare them for high school equivalency tests.John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 17 Sep. 2024
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Maria Bamford, for example, talks about her anxiety in a hesitant, insecure manner, while Stephen Wright delivers his bleak one-liners in a joyless monotone.John Roy, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2024
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For fall she’s gone more monotone, with a bit of ombré on the ends.Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2024
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Be direct; both business and personal relationships will improve with honesty and equality.Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The Trump campaign is highly focused on equality — equality of TV time, that is.Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Sameness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sameness. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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