in common with
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formal
: the same as : like
The town, in common with others in the region, depends on the tourism industry.
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Photo-Illustration: Wired Staff/Getty On Thursday, Elon Musk agreed with the leader of a far-right German political party that Adolf Hitler was a communist and that left-wing groups who support Palestinian causes have more in common with Nazis than with her own party.
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
Some handlers said Donkey, although playful like Perry, did not have much else in common with the character voiced by Eddie Murphy.
—Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
This hints towards an approach that has more in common with other EU member states' 'border externalization' strategies than is obvious at first glance.
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—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead, the bulk of it is devoted to modern and contemporary artworks that share something in common with Ailey’s choreographies, from a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting to a Karon Davis sculpture of a ballerina.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 9 Jan. 2025
Some handlers said Donkey, although playful like Perry, did not have much else in common with the character voiced by Eddie Murphy.
—Sara Ruberg, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
This hints towards an approach that has more in common with other EU member states' 'border externalization' strategies than is obvious at first glance.
Follow me on Twitter.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Instead, the bulk of it is devoted to modern and contemporary artworks that share something in common with Ailey’s choreographies, from a Jean-Michel Basquiat painting to a Karon Davis sculpture of a ballerina.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“In common with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20common%20with. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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