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
But there are two commonalities.
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Jan Mischke, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Colton police are reviewing new leads in the investigation surrounding a 4-year-old boy who died 15 years ago and the connection to a small local church, a commonality among a series of recent investigations.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
But in the meanwhile, Barnes found the occurrence sweet, with a poignant thread of commonality to his own life as a gay man.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 4 Dec. 2025
Plaintiffs thus satisfy the commonality requirement.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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Jan Mischke, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
Colton police are reviewing new leads in the investigation surrounding a 4-year-old boy who died 15 years ago and the connection to a small local church, a commonality among a series of recent investigations.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025
But in the meanwhile, Barnes found the occurrence sweet, with a poignant thread of commonality to his own life as a gay man.
—Mikelle Street, Them., 4 Dec. 2025
Plaintiffs thus satisfy the commonality requirement.
—New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonality
Noun
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Interestingly, another basin recently discovered in Gabii showed structural similarities, leading archaeologists to hypothesize that these pools may have served a sacred purpose.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Jan. 2026
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But despite surface-level similarities, the 2026 system is not expected to match the 2021 storm in strength or staying power, experts say.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
24 Jan. 2026
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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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The company also needed to align the RAV4 with its sharp new design language; its resemblance to the Grand Highlander, the 4Runner and even stalwarts like the the Land Cruiser is now much more clear.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Commonality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonality. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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