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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What do Babygirl, Singing in the Rain and Apocalypse Now have in common? —

NPR, 23 Jan. 2025 What do Oprah, Josh Gad, and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson all have in common? —

David Opie, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025 So what do Greenland, Canada, and Panama have in common? —

Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2025 Aside from animation similarities, the main element these two cartoons have in common is a breakneck, borderline chaotic pace. —

Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for have/share (something) in common

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