all the same
Idioms-
Also, all one . Equally acceptable, making no difference. For example, If it's all the same to you I'd prefer the blue car , or Hot or cold, it's all one to me . [Late 1700s]
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Also, just the same . Nevertheless, still. For example, John wants to stay another week, but I'm going home all the same , or Even if you vote against it, this measure will pass just the same . [c. 1800]
Example Sentences
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But her colleague Tasha, the youngest of seven, says her siblings have fallen out over perceived favouritism, even though she thinks her parents treat them all the same.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
“Higher rates, in general, are more reflecting the oil market — for all the same reasons yields moved higher in the first place,” Lorizio added.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
"The person may be returned all the same, it's just that this procedure requires basic guarantees", said human rights lawyer Laura Maria Medina Ferreras, adding that in her view these must "always" be respected.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
“It’s not doxxing because it’s all the same information that’s on the regular roll,” said Adrian Diaz, a property-tax attorney at Hogan Lovells Cadwalader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
"We will climb with ropes, will we not? I may not feel the fear of which I am accused, but I do not fancy a fall on those rocks all the same."
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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