as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common
one commonality between the two very different women is their passion for charity work
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Recent Examples of commonality
Disagreements among the group’s key members, such as a long-running border dispute between China and India, have tended to outweigh their areas of commonality.
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Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
When conversations cease, commonality is lost, and this is a tragedy in itself.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
The commonality will be the domination of votes from the two teams when the Rookie of the Year nod comes in two months.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
While differing in context, these events share devastating commonalities that will haunt many Americans for decades and possibly generations to come.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
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Jeffrey Prescott, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
When conversations cease, commonality is lost, and this is a tragedy in itself.
—Letters To The Editor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
The commonality will be the domination of votes from the two teams when the Rookie of the Year nod comes in two months.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
While differing in context, these events share devastating commonalities that will haunt many Americans for decades and possibly generations to come.
—Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commonality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonality
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The trio could be a modern take on Sex and the City, but their passions for fashion and raunchy recaps are where the similarities end.—
Lex Goldstein,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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Due to their nutritional similarities, the choice between pumpkin and summer squash may come down to your personal taste preferences.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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The film bears little to no resemblance to Hart's actual life, besides the fact that Mickey Rooney, who stars as Hart, is closer in height to Hart's diminutive 5-foot stature (Rooney beat Hart by two inches).—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Oct. 2025
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Naturalizer Vivienne Ballet Flats These leather ballet flats bear a striking resemblance to ones that Jennifer Lawrence stepped out in recently.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Commonality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonality. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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