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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Recent Examples of commune
Christina Binkley, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Dump several feet of snow on this scene and suddenly all that communing with nature doesn’t sound fun at all.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Theaters are making donations to firefighters and first responders, sharing their surplus costume stock and offering their venues as donation centers and safe spaces to recharge and commune.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Walker’s store expanded and became something of a community hub, with large sofas on which kids and husbands communed while women shopped, often in groups.
—Christina Binkley, Vogue, 10 Jan. 2025
Dump several feet of snow on this scene and suddenly all that communing with nature doesn’t sound fun at all.
—Maggie Fuller, AFAR Media, 3 Jan. 2025
Noun
Why not live offshore, bobbing in a libertarian commune free from burdensome social obligations, such as taxes?
—Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2025
Theaters are making donations to firefighters and first responders, sharing their surplus costume stock and offering their venues as donation centers and safe spaces to recharge and commune.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commune
Verb
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The keepers of the winter count are charged not only with recording new events but with relating the community’s history by translating the symbolized events to an oral performance.—
Christopher T. Green,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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During the sketch, Thompson called out the fact that Darius and Murphy's Morgan, who wore a shimmery red jacket and a comically large gold medallion, seemed like they might be related.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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To a resident of the more anonymous and corporate post-pandemic New York, the East Village of the eighties could seem as small and intertwined as a walled city.—
Zach Helfand,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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The band will play a total of 21 cities, including first-ever performances in Nashville, St. Louis, Baltimore, Montreal and Detroit, as well as multiple shows in Chicago, Dallas, Phoneix, San Jose and Miami.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
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Cu bump interconnect process to bond the silicon PD (Photodetector) pixels to the electronic readout circuit.—
Sabbir Rangwala,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Whereas cars shut us off from other people, bikes open up opportunities to bond.—
Elizabeth Endicott,
The Atlantic,
17 Mar. 2025
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Amagansett is a quaint 6.6 square-mile hamlet that is part of the larger town of East Hampton.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Since Jimmy Butler moped his way out of town, the talent hasn’t been there.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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Defensive transfers must click for Chris Ash At the most reductive level, Notre Dame will replace Xavier Watts, Howard Cross and Jordan Clark with Jalen Stroman, Jared Dawson and Devonta Smith.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
20 Mar. 2025
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Here are the top scams to watch out for: Phishing Scams: Fraudsters send emails or texts impersonating the IRS or other tax entities, urging recipients to click malicious links.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On a map, her remote Alaskan village is called Port Alsworth.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
11 Mar. 2025
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What To Know In recent days, Russian and North Korean troops have taken back control of several villages in the Kursk region, where Ukraine launched an incursion in August.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
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Hackman starred as Dale, a disgraced college coach who was given a second chance in an Indiana hamlet.—
Cliff Brunt,
The Denver Post,
27 Feb. 2025
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To those who recognize the hamlet as little more than the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown may seem like an unusual place for a pair of cosmopolitan Danes to settle.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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