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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There’s something that nearly all Dateline episodes have in common — someone is lying.
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Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
What do Twin Peaks, the Oregon Trail video game and Stevie Nicks have in common?
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
And she’s loved seeing how much their families’ kids have in common.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Biology is used, not to draw attention to what all humans have in common, but instead to manufacture artificial divisions.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Dateline Nbc, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
What do Twin Peaks, the Oregon Trail video game and Stevie Nicks have in common?
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
And she’s loved seeing how much their families’ kids have in common.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 4 Nov. 2024
Biology is used, not to draw attention to what all humans have in common, but instead to manufacture artificial divisions.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for have/share (something) in common
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“Have/share (something) in common.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%2Fshare%20%28something%29%20in%20common. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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