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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Since this collision, I have discovered suffering is all the same.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
It’s all the same outfit, I’m just reversing tanks.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Yet the net result is all the same: The U.S. is barely creating any new jobs.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
James Fishback is almost certainly not going to win the GOP nomination for governor of Florida this year, but he’s become an object of media fascination all the same.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
As if she had done this before, and never quite wanted to, but submitted to it all the same.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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