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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On the other hand, Osborn is focused on courting voters across all political parties, but is currently targeting Fischer’s conservative base by highlighting his commonalities with Trump.
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Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
So there was a lot of commonality of threads with our brand DNA.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Ask about their interests and find points of commonality to bond on a personal level.
—Archana Rao, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
This Is Not a Film — which got around a filmmaking ban by appearing to simply be about people dropping by the director’s home — the two movies share some commonalities.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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Maya Marchel Hoff, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
So there was a lot of commonality of threads with our brand DNA.
—Booth Moore, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Ask about their interests and find points of commonality to bond on a personal level.
—Archana Rao, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
This Is Not a Film — which got around a filmmaking ban by appearing to simply be about people dropping by the director’s home — the two movies share some commonalities.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Commonality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonality. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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