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a point which two or more things share in common
one commonality between the two very different women is their passion for charity work
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Recent Examples of commonalities
But there are two commonalities.
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Jan Mischke, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Surveying 5,000 years of human civilization, Kemp identifies commonalities among recurring societal collapses.
—Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
What are the commonalities among brands that have turned one-time virality into a steady business?
—James Manso, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
And showcasing those commonalities by bringing in various speakers, Cherilien said, is at the heart of Seasoned Stories.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Actually, there are a lot of commonalities between gardening and storytelling.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
This is because logic thinks in equations, which is another way of saying identities; and also because logic thinks in abstractions, which is another way of saying commonalities.
—Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
Similarities with the military While astronauts do not leave home to go to war or face combat, families of space travelers may share a few commonalities with military families in which one member is an active service member.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The result is an immersive, urgent, playful, and devastating film that, while experimenting with genre and time, finds surprising commonalities between Brazil 50 years ago and the world today.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Jan Mischke, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Surveying 5,000 years of human civilization, Kemp identifies commonalities among recurring societal collapses.
—Linda Kinstler, The Atlantic, 1 Dec. 2025
What are the commonalities among brands that have turned one-time virality into a steady business?
—James Manso, Footwear News, 18 Nov. 2025
And showcasing those commonalities by bringing in various speakers, Cherilien said, is at the heart of Seasoned Stories.
—Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Actually, there are a lot of commonalities between gardening and storytelling.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
This is because logic thinks in equations, which is another way of saying identities; and also because logic thinks in abstractions, which is another way of saying commonalities.
—Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
Similarities with the military While astronauts do not leave home to go to war or face combat, families of space travelers may share a few commonalities with military families in which one member is an active service member.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The result is an immersive, urgent, playful, and devastating film that, while experimenting with genre and time, finds surprising commonalities between Brazil 50 years ago and the world today.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonalities
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
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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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