Common
Both words in one sentence
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She momentarily freaks out, since that is the name of a notorious criminal, before reminding herself that it's a common name.
- One wouldn't expect such a notorious man to have a name as common as "Bill", but indeed, that was his name.
- This was depressingly common in 16th century European warfare — the Swiss pikemen, Spanish tercios, and German Landsknecht were all notorious for it.
Source: Leave No Survivors
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Notorious and Common. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/notorious
Common & Notorious. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/notorious>.
Notorious or Common. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/common/notorious.
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