find a thread

Frequency: 6.89.0 per million words

To discover a connecting theme or characteristic.

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Examples (10)

  • Police have not been able to find a common thread linking the victims.
  • In her research, she hopes to find a thread that connects these disparate theories.
  • We struggled to find the main thread of his argument amidst all the digressions.
  • It's often challenging to find a consistent thread in historical events.
  • After hours of discussion, they finally began to find a thread leading to a solution.
  • Can you find the underlying thread that runs through all his works?
  • The detective was determined to find a thread of evidence to crack the case.
  • Looking back, it's easy to find a thread of destiny in their meeting.
  • Even in chaos, one can sometimes find a unifying thread.
  • The committee needs to find a logical thread to present their findings coherently.