have a lot in common
idiom
: to share interests, beliefs, attitudes, opinions, etc.
They have a lot (of things) in common.
You're a musician too? I guess we have a lot in common.
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The couple, who have been dating since 2022, have a lot in common, from their love of fitness to their devotion to family.
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Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The giants of Silicon Valley have a lot in common with Laura Ingalls Wilder, who portrayed her life on the prairie as a triumph of self-sufficiency, barely mentioning that the government underwrote the railroads, provided the farmland and tided the family through rough winters.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The two companies have a lot in common, from their pursuit of high-performance fun to their commitment to American commerce, to their commitment to current technology.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
American Utopia Year: 2020 Runtime: 1h 45m On paper, Spike Lee and David Byrne would not seem to have a lot in common beyond being proud New Yorkers.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
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Emily Krauser, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
The giants of Silicon Valley have a lot in common with Laura Ingalls Wilder, who portrayed her life on the prairie as a triumph of self-sufficiency, barely mentioning that the government underwrote the railroads, provided the farmland and tided the family through rough winters.
—Binyamin Appelbaum, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
The two companies have a lot in common, from their pursuit of high-performance fun to their commitment to American commerce, to their commitment to current technology.
—Kristin Shaw, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
American Utopia Year: 2020 Runtime: 1h 45m On paper, Spike Lee and David Byrne would not seem to have a lot in common beyond being proud New Yorkers.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 16 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for have a lot in common
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“Have a lot in common.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20lot%20in%20common. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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