common denominator
noun
1
: a common multiple of the denominators of a number of fractions
2
: a common trait or theme
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Drugs seem to be the common denominator in these crimes.
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Syria is a country where sectarian and social divides have been reinforced by war, and where the one common denominator was raw fear of a state whose suffocating security apparatus turned institutions into instruments of terror and abuse.
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
But there’s been a common denominator to their rocky two months.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
But there is one common denominator: Everyone is there to rock.
—Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Many of these voices, though, were brought together by one common denominator — the legendary L.A. producer DJ Pooh.
—Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
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Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
But there’s been a common denominator to their rocky two months.
—Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
But there is one common denominator: Everyone is there to rock.
—Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Many of these voices, though, were brought together by one common denominator — the legendary L.A. producer DJ Pooh.
—Ade Adeniji, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Common denominator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20denominator. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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