in common with
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: the same as : like
The town, in common with others in the region, depends on the tourism industry.
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But the radio favorites of 1997 had far more in common with James’ earlier rave-pleasers than anything on his self-titled (of sorts) record.
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Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
New England won in a performance that had more in common with leather helmets than dominance.
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The signaling that Rosenblatt and her team described in human tissues has several things in common with electrical mechanisms Süel has described in microbes — and which appear again and again across the tree of life.
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And the main thing that Yasmin has in common with her husband—the hapless aristocrat Henry Muck, played by Kit Harington—is their terrible fathers.
—Louis Staples, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
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Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 21 Jan. 2026
New England won in a performance that had more in common with leather helmets than dominance.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
The signaling that Rosenblatt and her team described in human tissues has several things in common with electrical mechanisms Süel has described in microbes — and which appear again and again across the tree of life.
—Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026
And the main thing that Yasmin has in common with her husband—the hapless aristocrat Henry Muck, played by Kit Harington—is their terrible fathers.
—Louis Staples, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2026
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“In common with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20common%20with. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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