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
The commonality here is that all of these games have been published by Sony and developed for the PlayStation’s first-party hardware.
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Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 25 Apr. 2026
Fans of the British satire In The Thick of It may also find some commonalities between Hilton and the show’s buzzword-happy political operative Stewart Pearson, said to be partly based on him.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Like a little self-help bubble somehow waded through the negativity of social media and found a commonality.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The only commonalities the two shared were vaguely in shape, with the four-door GT getting up to 100 mph effortlessly, with virtually no exterior noise.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
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Boone Ashworth, Wired News, 25 Apr. 2026
Fans of the British satire In The Thick of It may also find some commonalities between Hilton and the show’s buzzword-happy political operative Stewart Pearson, said to be partly based on him.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Like a little self-help bubble somehow waded through the negativity of social media and found a commonality.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The only commonalities the two shared were vaguely in shape, with the four-door GT getting up to 100 mph effortlessly, with virtually no exterior noise.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commonality
Noun
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As to why the format interested him, Hawley pointed to a similarity with Fargo.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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Using advanced language modeling and similarity analysis, the platform matches an internal job title with the five most relevant benchmark jobs in ERI’s database.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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For all their grievances with Didion’s fiction, the women’s lives bear a striking resemblance to Didion’s own.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Most of the film’s other resemblances, of which there are many, prove less distressing.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Commonality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commonality. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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