have/share (something) in common
idiom
: 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 golf, Netflix and U.S. Bank have in common?
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Making a case for the undefinable quality of camp, Doonan asks what do Grace Jones, Benjamin Disraeli, Salvador Dalí, K-pop and a giant art nouveau vase covered in fairies and stuffed with peacock feathers have in common.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
Courtesy of Getty Images What do mattresses and a box of matches have in common?
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 22 July 2025
What these three challenges have in common is a desire to avoid risk.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
Making a case for the undefinable quality of camp, Doonan asks what do Grace Jones, Benjamin Disraeli, Salvador Dalí, K-pop and a giant art nouveau vase covered in fairies and stuffed with peacock feathers have in common.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 23 July 2025
Courtesy of Getty Images What do mattresses and a box of matches have in common?
—Julia Forbes, Wired News, 22 July 2025
What these three challenges have in common is a desire to avoid risk.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for have/share (something) in common
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