common knowledge
noun
: something that many or most people know
It's common knowledge that she plans to run for mayor.
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But for all that’s common knowledge about Wright, there are a number of tantalizing details lying just below the surface.
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Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2025
Much of this narrative climax rests on the idea that Tesfaye’s toxicity is common knowledge — though what that means in literal terms goes unacknowledged.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Many traits of successful entrepreneurs are common knowledge: vision, leadership skills, financial ability, resilience, decisiveness, work ethic.
—Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Now, 10 years later, the fact that the garment is black and blue in reality has become common knowledge, effectively changing how the majority of people perceive the once-divisive image.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
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Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2025
Much of this narrative climax rests on the idea that Tesfaye’s toxicity is common knowledge — though what that means in literal terms goes unacknowledged.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 May 2025
Many traits of successful entrepreneurs are common knowledge: vision, leadership skills, financial ability, resilience, decisiveness, work ethic.
—Margot MacHol Bisnow, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Now, 10 years later, the fact that the garment is black and blue in reality has become common knowledge, effectively changing how the majority of people perceive the once-divisive image.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for common knowledge
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“Common knowledge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/common%20knowledge. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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