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of the same stripe en · ADP

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Of the same kind; having the same opinion or viewpoint.
    • [T]he Tribune . . . may not mislead Union electors by imputing Republicanism to Mr. HECKER. The Tribune takes Mr. O'GORMAN with his secession record—Mr. HECKER is of the same stripe. 1865 November 23, “The Tribune's Candidates for Mayor and Corporation Counsel”, in New York Times, retrieved 23 Feb 2013:
    • It is good old unregulated American greed of the same stripe that drove this country into its current economic meltdown. 2009 August 10, Joseph L. Galloway, “What the US needs is an outburst of common sense”, in JuneauEmpire.com, retrieved 23 Feb 2013:
    • Near-synonyms: cut from the same cloth; of a kind, of a piece, of a blood, of a feather; all one, all the same; monolithic
    • "Well, it is the same thing over again," he thought bitterly, "like mother, like daughter—they are both of the same stripe." 1920, Sherwood Anderson, chapter 8, in Poor White:
    • Once having overthrown Saddam, we would have faced two choices: accepting another dictator of the same stripe . . . or getting bogged down trying to administer the place ourselves. 1992 March 1, "Viewpoint: A year later" (editorial), Observer-Reporter (Washington, Pennsylvania), p. B4 (retrieved 23 Feb 2013)
    • I had no gods to bother me, and my friends were of the same stripe. 1922, Irving Bacheller, chapter 8, in In the Days of Poor Richard:

Relateds

same difference

Synonyms

cut from the same cloth · of a feather · of a kind · all the same · monolithic · of a blood · all one · of a piece

Translations (4)

fr du même acabit (Translations) · fr du même tonneau (Translations) · fi samasta puusta veistetty (Translations) · es de la misma cuerda (Translations)