same old, same old
used to say that something remains the same, especially when it is boring or unpleasant
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The same
interchangeable
adjective
if two things are interchangeable, you can put each one of them in the place where the other was, or you can use one instead of the other, and the effect will be the same
(all) of a piece
the same as something else or as the rest of something
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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