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
While differing in context, these events share devastating commonalities that will haunt many Americans for decades and possibly generations to come.
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Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite the sports team purchase arriving differently than many of her other business deals, Leichtman said there’s at least one commonality needed to have a successful operation in both pro sports and business.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The new iPhones share several commonalities.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Still, there are commonalities for all the players.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Despite the sports team purchase arriving differently than many of her other business deals, Leichtman said there’s at least one commonality needed to have a successful operation in both pro sports and business.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The new iPhones share several commonalities.
—PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Still, there are commonalities for all the players.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commonality
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonality
Noun
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Researchers have long assumed that sulfur isotopes would likely also exhibit these similarities.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Oct. 2025
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While the pressure tactics used by Cruz and Carr have similarities, Rogers said there are also key differences between the legislative and executive branches.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite his mother’s wish to keep the boy out of the Hollywood spotlight, his resemblance at 16 to his father was such that he was cast as Robert’s younger brother in Thunder Road.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
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From jokes about his resemblance to former NBA star Delonté West to comments about the cover hurting the album’s streams, Thug’s provocative art, for the first time, landed flat.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Commonality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonality. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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