as in similarities
a point which two or more things share in common
the only common denominator between the novel and the movie allegedly based on it appears to be the name of the main character
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Noun
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And what are the similarities and differences between the Woman, Life, Freedom movement and this moment?—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026 -
There are several similarities between the team’s current iteration and the group from 10 years ago.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Floods, tricksters, battles with monsters, creation and apocalypse—sometimes the resemblances are uncanny.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Further investigation into a chalk underdrawing of ‘The Night Watch,’ using macro X-ray florescence scans, showed even more resemblances between the two dogs.—
Senay Boztas,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Common denominators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/common%20denominators. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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