sameness
Americannoun
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the state or quality of being the same
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lack of change; monotony
Etymology
Origin of sameness
Example Sentences
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Heder also struggles to convey the complicated dynamics of multi-character expression in tight quarters, which breeds a sameness of style and some sitcom-ish touches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
In a season of such wondrous unpredictability, there's been a certain sameness about what Hearts have been doing.
From BBC ● May 9, 2026
“There’s a lot of sameness out there when it comes to fragrance advertising, and I think that’s why Axe continues to be talked about.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026
Fanning’s ability to hop between a thorny Norwegian drama and a high-concept alien movie is exactly the kind of exciting malleability that audiences forced to wade through modern cinema’s sea of sameness deserve.
From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026
Of course that was part of my job, but it was a part that got harder not easier as time went on; more and more often I longed for anonymity, for sameness.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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