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common ground

noun

: a basis of mutual interest or agreement

Examples of common ground in a Sentence

Hunters and environmentalists found common ground in their opposition to the new law.
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Mamdani seemed to relish his first test of diplomacy on the national stage, smiling and laughing as the two spoke about common ground. Jessica Moore, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025 An Oval Office trap, or space for common ground? Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025 The military forefathers of the Valley must have been horrified at the hippies their children became, though by the eighties the arc of flower power had bent toward the common ground of Wall Street. Literary Hub, 21 Nov. 2025 The findings therefore hint at possible ways to find common ground among people with differing vaccine views. Alice Park, Time, 18 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for common ground

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of common ground was in 1570

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“Common ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20ground. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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