in common with
idiom
formal
: the same as : like
The town, in common with others in the region, depends on the tourism industry.
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Read’s indictment of MLM outfits is predictable enough, but her research also reveals how much corporate America has in common with this shady economy, which has long been dismissed as a kooky sideshow.
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Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Perhaps you were born in 1996, which was the last year of millennials, but have more in common with Generation Z (people born between 1997 and 2012).
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
That is not all RJ Decker has in common with those shows.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Fans of Otto Preminger’s 1958 film, Bonjour Tristesse, based on Françoise Sagan’s 1954 novel of the same name, should know that Lily McInerny has little in common with Jean Seberg and her blond pixie cut.
—Air Mail, 10 May 2025
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Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
Perhaps you were born in 1996, which was the last year of millennials, but have more in common with Generation Z (people born between 1997 and 2012).
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
That is not all RJ Decker has in common with those shows.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2025
Fans of Otto Preminger’s 1958 film, Bonjour Tristesse, based on Françoise Sagan’s 1954 novel of the same name, should know that Lily McInerny has little in common with Jean Seberg and her blond pixie cut.
—Air Mail, 10 May 2025
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“In common with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20common%20with. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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