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commonality

[kom-uh-nal-i-tee] / ˌkɒm əˈnæl ɪ ti /
NOUN
common people
Synonyms
STRONG
common commonalty commoner pleb plebeian populace public
WEAK
hoi polloi the masses third estate

Example Sentences

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Even on the Middle East there was commonality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But the idea of linguistic commonality among members of a nation-state was not ever a demand for monolingualism.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

"It's what the country needs. We need to have peace and we need to find commonality between all people," she said.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

The commonality between the 2021 and 2025 Breeders’ Cup days was that both were run at Del Mar.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

I thought that once the heated polemics had cooled, the essential commonality of the struggle would bring us together.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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