as in to relate
to form a close personal relationship
after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature
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Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 10 Aug. 2024
Campers this year are communing in central Maine for the 26th annual event.
—Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 24 July 2024
Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2024
The film follows several townspeople in the struggling French commune of Paimpont, who vote to welcome a handful of Ukrainian refugees, but are caught by surprise when a Syrian family shows up instead.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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After three years of work, the little house is now ready to welcome the public drawn by both its charming comforts and its enviable location that allows guests to commune with nature.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 10 Aug. 2024
Campers this year are communing in central Maine for the 26th annual event.
—Patrice J. Williams, Essence, 24 July 2024
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With social, political and financial tensions at a boiling point, two Detroit restaurant owners are carving a space in the heart of Midtown for guests to unwind and commune over affordable drinks and simple eats in a relaxed setting.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 28 Sep. 2024
The film follows several townspeople in the struggling French commune of Paimpont, who vote to welcome a handful of Ukrainian refugees, but are caught by surprise when a Syrian family shows up instead.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 Sep. 2024
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The pair was introduced by Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles, who affectionately referred to Rowland as one of her bonus daughters, though the two are not biologically related.Mikelle Street, WWD, 26 Oct. 2024
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The Department of Agriculture said in early August more than a dozen pre-packaged and bulk summer vegetables were being recalled due to possible listeria contamination, though no illnesses have been reported in association with that recall—the two do not appear to be related.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
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Walk in two cities Ozark Hill Hikers invite all walkers to join a walk Saturday in Fort Smith and Van Buren.Flip Putthoff, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The campaign will be used on social media, in store windows and installations in key cities around the globe.Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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But unlike past Dodgers teams that flamed out in the playoffs, this year’s group never deterred, bonding together through clubhouse meetings and player-only bus rides and cross-country flights in which even their families weren’t allowed.Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Oh, boy — now the priest is bonding their hands with a rope made of woven leaves.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
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The mouth section goes to town on your clit, flickering and flirting all the way home, and the bullet section goes inside you to deliver G-spot sensations.Annie Blackman, Allure, 28 Oct. 2024
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Head to the next town over (Bicknell) for Curry Pizza, which melds Indian cuisine with pizza.Graham Averill, Outside Online, 28 Oct. 2024
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Recognize the risks of clicking the ‘Remember Me’ checkbox when logging into a website.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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For more information on same-day registration, click here.Cailey Gleeson, Journal Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
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The film is set in 1944, in the titular high-mountain village of the Italian Alps where war looms as a distant but constant threat.Zac Ntim, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024
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Here are my picks: Ride across the low grasslands with a gaucho, or South American cowboy guide, at Estancia Vik. Luz Culinary Wine Lodge, located in the fishing village of José Ignacio, sets the table for a gastronomic stay in a pine forest.Olivia Schellenberg, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
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In a steady winter drizzle 30 minutes outside Bordeaux, the tiny hamlet of Pichou appears abandoned save for a rugged-looking fellow in overalls and wellies, with the long, flowing hair of a romance-novel cover model, plowing a field of twigs behind a strapping white horse.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2024
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Only 29 original descendants remain in the small hamlet known as Hogg Hummock or Hog Hammock, where their enslaved ancestors settled after being forcibly brought there in 1802.Ray Sanchez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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