commonalities

plural of commonality
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 From Allagash to Augusta On the surface, Jackson appears to have commonalities with Platner. Jared Kofsky, ABC News, 24 July 2026 Despite these commonalities, their characters couldn’t be more different. Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026 The two companies do share many other commonalities beyond Musk. Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Perhaps, Hanania concluded, these commonalities were not coincidental. Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026 The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible. Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 July 2026 There are red flags that are commonalities among scams, Nofziger said. Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 26 June 2026 While in prison, many inmates join groups, gangs at higher security prisons and cars at lower security, in order to find commonalities with others or protection. Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 When the adaptation was announced, fans of the book pointed out that Harry and Meghan shared other commonalities with the story. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
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Noun
  • Minnesota said investigators identified some similarities in the timing of the recent incidents, in addition to the types of technology impacted, but had not yet confirmed that every incident was carried out by the same actor.
    Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • As Pakistan descends into crisis, Zakir recognizes disturbing similarities between 1947 and 1971—crowds assembling, slogans spreading, cities burning, and familiar places becoming strange.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
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  • To make the resemblances convincing, Gethings recruited participants by complementing their standout features and promising to accentuate them with the help of hair and makeup stylists in a studio setting.
    Pat Mueller, USA Today, 30 May 2026
  • Most of the film’s other resemblances, of which there are many, prove less distressing.
    David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2026

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“Commonalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonalities. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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