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 Most Creative Industries Bely Standardization While there are commonalities, there is no standard definition for a tech pack. — Elias Stahl, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Recognizing everyone’s unique identities while highlighting their commonalities is the ethos of the annual series of events; and Billboard’s makeup partner, Maybelline New York, put an even bolder spotlight on self-expression. — Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026 The video also inadvertently reveals commonalities between the house founder and its creative director. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 28 Sep. 2026 Il Duce delivered a speech highlighting the commonalities between bushido and Fascism. — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 22 Sep. 2026 Those commonalities, the thinking goes, probably stem from properties fundamental to the earliest life. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026 In fact, the two have far more commonalities than differences. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 But beneath commonalities, religious life was divided by both race and class. — John Hayes, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2026 Monitor reporters and photographers set out to find commonalities and current challenges in the chocolate trade. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • As fascinating as the differences between our world and the world of the 1660s are the similarities.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
  • My home state borders Kentucky to the south and has plenty of cultural similarities with the Commonwealth.
    — Grace Byron, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
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  • All that seems well and good for a mission to the moon, and even has some resemblances with missions from NASA's Apollo days.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • 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

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“Commonalities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonalities. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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