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 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 As two of the oldest and most popular franchises in the history of Major League Baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees have a lot in common. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025 The truth is, comparing the political left to Hamas is no more responsible than claiming President Donald Trump and his followers have a lot in common with Nazi fascists. Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 7 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 9 Sep. 2025.

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