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: 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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“Have a lot in common.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20lot%20in%20common. Accessed 20 Sep. 2020.

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