as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
the swimming pool is part of the communal property of the condo complex
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Recent Examples of communal
Today, cultural displacement continues through language loss, disappearance of communal spaces, and challenges of maintaining traditions in increasingly urbanized settings.
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Oweesta, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
They are thought to live in three groups in both large communal huts and more informal shelters on the beach.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
What followed was a flood of similar allegations about the cleanliness of the upscale spas’ facilities and general skepticism about the communal bathing practices at both locations.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Mar. 2025
Smith, who works in an office with a communal microwave, felt compelled to speak up after a series of increasingly hazardous cooking episodes by a colleague named Greg, 32.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Oweesta, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
They are thought to live in three groups in both large communal huts and more informal shelters on the beach.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
What followed was a flood of similar allegations about the cleanliness of the upscale spas’ facilities and general skepticism about the communal bathing practices at both locations.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Mar. 2025
Smith, who works in an office with a communal microwave, felt compelled to speak up after a series of increasingly hazardous cooking episodes by a colleague named Greg, 32.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communal
Adjective
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Dissanayake attributes the rise in ego-scrolling to the loneliness epidemic and a collective increase in stress and unhappiness among young adults.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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Beyond egg quality, the collective hit of fiber and healthy fats from the Med diet can also reduce inflammation, keeping your uterus in good shape for implantation.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Jefferson’s was founded in 1997, a joint project between Kentucky native Zoeller and his father Chet, a respected and well-known bourbon historian.—
David Thomas Tao,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The battle for the 2027 tournament was even pretty close, with Brazil beating a joint bid from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands by 119 votes to 78 at the FIFA Congress in Bangkok last year.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tariffs were paused on April 8 for 90 days, except for China where mutual tariffs shot up to above 100 percent.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy both joined the navy, aware that fine military records would support their political aspirations; the relationship between the two men, moving from mutual respect to bitter rivalry, is one of the book’s stronger story lines.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Communal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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