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Common collocations with common in American Collocation

common adjective

US /ˈkɑmən/

very

especially
extremely
particularly
very

The practice of taking hostages was in former times very common.

rather

fairly
pretty
quite
rather
reasonably
relatively

It’s quite common for a child to join a company where a parent works.

unexpectedly

surprisingly

Accidents in the home are surprisingly common.

becoming more common

increasingly

Franchising is a business model which is becoming increasingly common.

be
become
prove
remain
seem

This name remains common in certain areas of the country.

history

ancestor
ancestry
heritage

All biodiversity is connected through common ancestry of species.

purpose

goal
interest
purpose

We are all working towards a common goal.

feature

characteristic
feature
theme
thread
trait

The common theme running through all his work is the anonymity of modern society.

thing that unites

bond

They recruited troops from localities so that they had a common bond.

We got on very well although we didn’t have much in common.

Audiences enjoy finding common ground with a comedian.