commonality
noun
com·mon·al·i·ty
ˌkä-mə-ˈna-lə-tē 
plural commonalities
1
: the common people
2
a
: possession of common features or attributes : commonness
b
: a common feature or attribute
Examples of commonality in a Sentence
The plans share important commonalities.
one commonality between the two very different women is their passion for charity work
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There are a few commonalities between the two, chiefly the abundance of alcohol consumption, the significance of costuming and the presence of king cake.
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Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible.
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
But there’s a commonality between the two — the childhoods of despair and the those defined instead by the Super Bowls.
—Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Still, there are some commonalities across those games that are connected to Dungeons & Dragons lore, which Mazin plans to draw upon under the agreement with Wizards of the Coast.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
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Carlie Procell, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The game’s objective is to group words or objects into four groups of four based on commonalities within each group as quickly as possible.
—Mark Cooper, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026
But there’s a commonality between the two — the childhoods of despair and the those defined instead by the Super Bowls.
—Sam McDowell 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Feb. 2026
Still, there are some commonalities across those games that are connected to Dungeons & Dragons lore, which Mazin plans to draw upon under the agreement with Wizards of the Coast.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for commonality
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“Commonality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commonality. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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