common denominator

as in similarity
a point which two or more things share in common the only common denominator between the novel and the movie allegedly based on it appears to be the name of the main character

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Recent Examples on the Web Chicago's history of wrongful convictions Van Brunt, who has worked on exoneration cases involving dozens of people in Chicago, said intimidation and coercion are common denominators in obtaining false confessions. Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024 And the common denominator across all of them was Netflix. Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024 The common denominator is the asset class, rather than the country. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 27 June 2024 Accountability was a common denominator — our goal setters leaned on family members, kept journals and shared their progress with us. Tara Parker-Pope, Washington Post, 20 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for common denominator 

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