have/share (something) in common
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: to have (a feature or characteristic) which is shared
Intersecting lines have one point in common.
The cameras share some basic features in common.
The two cultures have a lot in common (with each other).
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Here are things that most kids with healthy immune systems have in common.
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Yolande Clark-Jackson, Parents, 29 Aug. 2025
What many have in common is leaving their homes vacant while they’re gone.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And for all their obvious differences – Alcaraz the showman, Sinner calm and understated; Alcaraz flashy and unpredictable, Sinner steady and reliable – Nathan has also been struck by just how much these two men have in common.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
What do a progressive lawmaker and a centrist one have in common?
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Yolande Clark-Jackson, Parents, 29 Aug. 2025
What many have in common is leaving their homes vacant while they’re gone.
—Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
And for all their obvious differences – Alcaraz the showman, Sinner calm and understated; Alcaraz flashy and unpredictable, Sinner steady and reliable – Nathan has also been struck by just how much these two men have in common.
—George Ramsay, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
What do a progressive lawmaker and a centrist one have in common?
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for have/share (something) in common
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“Have/share (something) in common.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%2Fshare%20%28something%29%20in%20common. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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