common thread
Frequency: 8.015.5 per million words
A theme or characteristic that is shared by different elements.
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- Police have not been able to find a common thread linking the victims.
- These stories have no real common thread.
- On studying the different historians' accounts, common threads emerge.
- Despite their diverse backgrounds, a common thread of resilience runs through all their stories.
- The speakers at the conference shared a common thread: a passion for sustainable development.
- Is there a common thread connecting these seemingly unrelated events?
- We need to identify the common thread that ties these different departments together.
- His desire for justice has been a common thread throughout his entire career.
- Even though they grew up in different countries, they found a common thread in their love for classical music.
- The researchers are looking for a common thread in the data to explain the phenomenon.