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 Demi Moore, Timothée Chalamet, Robert Downey Jr. and Andrew Cuomo have in common?
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Something else those films share in common: the directors of each are all filmmakers’ filmmakers — only 10 years ago, Baker shot an entire feature film, Tangerine, using iPhones — who are passionate and outspoken champions of cinema.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
What do the landscape painters of Canada and northern Europe have in common?
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
What do Cristiano Ronaldo, Glenn Close, and ex–Dire Straits front man Mark Knopfler have in common?
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Something else those films share in common: the directors of each are all filmmakers’ filmmakers — only 10 years ago, Baker shot an entire feature film, Tangerine, using iPhones — who are passionate and outspoken champions of cinema.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
What do the landscape painters of Canada and northern Europe have in common?
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Feb. 2025
What do Cristiano Ronaldo, Glenn Close, and ex–Dire Straits front man Mark Knopfler have in common?
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 23 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for have/share (something) in common
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