have/share (something) in common

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: to have (a feature or characteristic) which is shared

Intersecting lines have one point in common.

The cameras share some basic features in common.

The two cultures have a lot in common (with each other).

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But what do these freelancers and side hustle professionals have in common? —

Rachel Wells, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025 Here’s your first bittersweet riddle for 2025: What does a 45-year-old wholesale nursery specializing in unique Mediterranean-climate plants have in common with three beloved establishments specializing in lilacs, camellias and California native plants? —

Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 What do Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia have in common? —

Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 28 Dec. 2024 Make Deals, Not War What do secessionist movements in Cameroon, Nigeria and Somalia have in common? —

Ruth MacLean, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for have/share (something) in common

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have/share (something) in common

have someone's (best) interests at heart

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