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
There are a few commonalities between the two, chiefly the abundance of alcohol consumption, the significance of costuming and the presence of king cake.
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Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026
Still, there are some commonalities across those games that are connected to Dungeons & Dragons lore, which Mazin plans to draw upon under the agreement with Wizards of the Coast.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
In addition to their relatively similar nutritional profiles, sardines and anchovies share many other commonalities.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Feb. 2026
It must be noted that DeVore already has a very distinct, bell-like, borderline Disney princess voice anyway, so the commonalities between all the female Disney characters' voices sat in a sweet spot for her.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
But there are two commonalities.
—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
Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 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 Feb. 2026
Still, there are some commonalities across those games that are connected to Dungeons & Dragons lore, which Mazin plans to draw upon under the agreement with Wizards of the Coast.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
In addition to their relatively similar nutritional profiles, sardines and anchovies share many other commonalities.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 3 Feb. 2026
It must be noted that DeVore already has a very distinct, bell-like, borderline Disney princess voice anyway, so the commonalities between all the female Disney characters' voices sat in a sweet spot for her.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
But there are two commonalities.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonalities
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This case bears close similarities to the trials of James and Jennifer Crumbley, whose then-15-year-old son killed four students in 2021 at his high school in Oxford, Michigan.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Games share many similarities with metrics.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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David Leach, the head of security, noted that a training program offered by the utility for technician jobs bears resemblances to Oakland’s cadet initiative.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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For all the resemblances between the ancient incarceration system and our own, the differences are real.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2025
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“Commonalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonalities. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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