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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Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
Really, in the end, Dale turned out to have more in common with Arthur.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2025
Zelensky’s most recent trip to Washington had a lot more in common with the notorious shouting match that took place in the Oval Office in February.
—Luke McGee, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
The human body’s strategies for conserving energy have something in common with how bears enter hibernation.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
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