I'll be completely honest in saying this was my exact first thought as well when I read the article.

Chris got a little drunk, too, probably because the exact same thought had occurred to her.

"Do you know, I was only just now thinking that exact thought."

What was the exact thought, the precise words, that had triggered the association?

"I want to go home," Pearly said, speaking my exact thought.

And her roommate, she said, turns out to have had the exact same random thought.

He got the distinct feeling the shift crew was sharing his exact thoughts.

I don't remember my exact thoughts because they came and went very quickly.

He nodded, seeing those exact thoughts mirrored in her eyes.