as in similarity
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 commonality
There's one commonality between all of those, though.
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
The old adage of blood being thicker than water will mean that China’s principal appeal for unity with Taiwanese—cultural commonality—will finally have traction.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 29 July 2025
Sensational views of the Bosphorus are a commonality between this year’s winning hotels in Istanbul.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 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
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Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
The old adage of blood being thicker than water will mean that China’s principal appeal for unity with Taiwanese—cultural commonality—will finally have traction.
—Kerry Brown, Time, 29 July 2025
Sensational views of the Bosphorus are a commonality between this year’s winning hotels in Istanbul.
—Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonality
Noun
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But the similarities don’t stop with the building blocks.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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However, as the book took shape, a few similarities became apparent.—
Logan Karlie
September 2,
Literary Hub,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But two years later, a young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is pulled shivering from a canal.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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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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“Commonality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonality. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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