by the same token

Idioms  

1. In the same way, for the same reason. For example, He has a good ear for music, and by the same token he finds it easy to pronounce foreign words . This phrase today is used in a general way to connect statements that have some logical association with one another. [Mid-1400s]

2. As a corroborating circumstance, as in Boston's population has grown very fast, and by the same token its urban problems have also increased . [Late 1800s]

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by the same token

“But by the same token, we need to do something constructive and not have these encampments that start fires.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

“And then by the same token, there are going to be a whole new set of skills that enterprises will need to govern AI.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

However, by the same token, it’s a far way from the U.S. ships and so takes much longer to replenish supplies.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

“No one should go all-in… but by the same token, no one should stay all-out.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026

And I see it’s few of his clo’es he took, by the same token, for they are all hangin’ in his closet, save the ones he’s got on.”

From The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to by Grace Brooks Hill

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