in common

1. Shared characteristics, as in One of the few things John and Mary have in common is a love of music . [Mid-1600s]

2. Held equally, in joint possession or use, as in This land is held in common by all the neighbors . [Late 1300s]

Example Sentences

Another thing the pair have in common is twilight working hours, and their willingness to go until “you completely tap out,” according to Steele.

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“The thing reality TV and comedy have in common is I love talking to people,” says Golden.

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Wilder’s drama, offering a guided tour of an ordinary town going about its diurnal business, reminds us, through the inescapable shadow of mortality, of what we have in common.

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They fall in love with Ukrainian music and we find so many things in common between our cultures.

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All of her ideas have one thing in common, though: They point back to building community with good food.

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Related Words

• accordingly
• collectively
• cooperatively
• in tandem
• mutually
• simultaneously
• together
• unitedly