as in similarities
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
While the moon and Venus harmonize, commonalities expand your social circle.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The digital nausea relief market has some anatomical commonalities such as electronic pulses of pressure or neuromodulation that target the median nerve's P6 acupressure point on the underside of the wrist, but the nascent market also shows some noticeable differences in vendor strategies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2021
Usa Today, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The digital nausea relief market has some anatomical commonalities such as electronic pulses of pressure or neuromodulation that target the median nerve's P6 acupressure point on the underside of the wrist, but the nascent market also shows some noticeable differences in vendor strategies.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Aug. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonalities
Noun
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As such, there are certain similarities with erring politicians who some believe become undone by a mixture of various traits that tends not to exist in the wider population.—
Roger Trapp,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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MacNeal sees some similarities between running a business and running a football program.—
Tim Meehan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Some of these ancient microbes show strong resemblances to modern pathogens.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Commonalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonalities. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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