In common and Like

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In common adverb - Sharing equally with another or others.

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Like and in common are semantically related. in held in common topic. In some cases you can use "Like" instead an adjective phrase "In common".

Like adjective - Having qualities in common.

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In common and like are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In common" instead an adjective "Like".

Nearby Words: likely, likeness, liking, liked, likeable

Although looking like they should be just simple Rubber-Forehead Aliens (they look like sharp-toothed humans with strange hairdos), genetically they have nothing in common with us.

Source: Male-to-Female Universal Adaptor
To this day Greeks don't like to be compared to Turks (and vice versa), despite the fact that they obviously have a lot in common due to sharing a similar historical tradition.

Source: National Stereotypes / Eastern Europe
Some of them do believe it, that "At their best, we are very similar." Some members of Earthforce then try to refute it, stating that the only thing they have in common is that both races like cats.

Source: Fan Fic / A Fighting Chance

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