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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Editors’ Picks One of his friends, Paul Ford, a writer, editor and tech entrepreneur, noted that Mr. Foster, the person, seems to have little in common with the media chronicler of Today in Tabs.
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Steven Kurutz Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
State Senate Minority Leader Gerald Neal, the Louisville Democrat who’s been in office since 1989, has plenty in common with Attica Scott, the lone challenger for his seat in the May 21 primary election.
—The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
What do Lady Gaga, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Paul McCartney and Justin Bieber have in common with Ronald Reagan, Jimi Hendrix, Judy Garland, Fidel Castro and David Bowie?
—Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The living descendant, Samuel Walter Washington, who is the current owner of Harewood estate, turned out to have more DNA in common with the two deceased brothers than the researchers expected.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
In fact, Earth had more in common with Venus, a thick, toxic hothouse world, billions of years ago, according to a study published in Science Advances in 2020.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
In terms of its origins and design, Belmopan has more in common with the capitals of other former British colonies, especially in Africa.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
The setting of Rodney Brown’s home — off a gravel road running alongside a creek — is bucolic, but the property had little in common with a palace.
—Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
McKenna shares that his own childhood experiences with vampires has some similarities in common with the book’s plot.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
Steven Kurutz Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
State Senate Minority Leader Gerald Neal, the Louisville Democrat who’s been in office since 1989, has plenty in common with Attica Scott, the lone challenger for his seat in the May 21 primary election.
—The Courier-Journal, 17 Apr. 2024
What do Lady Gaga, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, Paul McCartney and Justin Bieber have in common with Ronald Reagan, Jimi Hendrix, Judy Garland, Fidel Castro and David Bowie?
—Fox News, 2 Apr. 2024
The living descendant, Samuel Walter Washington, who is the current owner of Harewood estate, turned out to have more DNA in common with the two deceased brothers than the researchers expected.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
In fact, Earth had more in common with Venus, a thick, toxic hothouse world, billions of years ago, according to a study published in Science Advances in 2020.
—Max Bennett, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2024
In terms of its origins and design, Belmopan has more in common with the capitals of other former British colonies, especially in Africa.
—Simon Romero Alejandro Cegarra, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
The setting of Rodney Brown’s home — off a gravel road running alongside a creek — is bucolic, but the property had little in common with a palace.
—Molly Langmuir, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2024
McKenna shares that his own childhood experiences with vampires has some similarities in common with the book’s plot.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
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