as in solidarity
the state of being completely united with or a part of someone or something
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I felt a sense of oneness with nature. a feeling of spiritual oneness with others
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Recent Examples of oneness
In defining these mystical experiences — a task akin to pinning a Flubber tail on a cosmically large donkey — the Hopkins team drew on the work of Walter Stace, an English philosopher who argued that this melding sense of oneness with the universe is the classic mystical experience.
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Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
But that only affirmed their oneness and provided a lesson.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
Through it all, the rabbis and imam maintain faith in the ties that bound Judaism and Islam together: a common origin in the Middle East through Abraham; a tradition of strict monotheism emphasizing the oneness of God; a reverence for biblical and Quranic shared prophets from Isaac to Moses.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
But that only affirmed their oneness and provided a lesson.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
Through it all, the rabbis and imam maintain faith in the ties that bound Judaism and Islam together: a common origin in the Middle East through Abraham; a tradition of strict monotheism emphasizing the oneness of God; a reverence for biblical and Quranic shared prophets from Isaac to Moses.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Despite the fear, the hostages worked together to find moments of solidarity and opportunities to act.—
Efrat Lachter,
Fox News,
15 Jan. 2025
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What price female solidarity and empowerment, after all, if the weapon of actualization is an abusive system, one that invariably draws Santosh into its clubby, scornful, vigilante mindset?—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Further, with over 90 percent of the Canadian population living within 150 miles of the U.S. border, there is a very real and modern Canadian connection to the U.S. media, entertainment, politics, trade, family kinship, culture, and defense needs.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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And while some of them have indeed come to the Florida table to express ideological kinship – like Argentina’s President Javier Milei – others have made the trek to gauge warily the implications of the imminent return of a confrontational America-first foreign policy.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
14 Jan. 2025
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The initiative follows last year's discovery of this phenomenon, which defies the traditional scientific understanding of how life on Earth may have started.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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His on-ice know-how, timing and understanding of spacing take over from there.—
Scott Wheeler,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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What accounts for that kind of compassion in a star athlete whose sport is not known for its, um, empathy?—
Greg Carannante,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Jan. 2025
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Read More: The Science of Crying While research suggests crying alone isn’t overly helpful, crying around others often leads to comfort, support, empathy, and stronger social bonds.—
Angela Haupt,
TIME,
17 Jan. 2025
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The larger point being made, very much in harmony with Matthew Walker’s theory of human nightly emotional processing, is that our dreams are what Jandial calls thought experiments.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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While this may result in short-term harmony, the child will eventually end up sleep-deprived and unable to focus in class.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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United fans have long had an affinity for Argentine players, dating back to the treatment of David Beckham upon his return from the 1998 World Cup, drawn from an antipathy towards England’s national team among the club’s match-going support.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Americans' nuanced attitudes toward birthright citizenship Trump won the presidency thanks in part to voters' affinity to Trump's more restrictionist views on immigration, which loomed pretty consistently as the second-most salient issue in the 2024 election after the economy.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2025
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Liu doesn’t invite a shred of sympathy for this pitiless mom.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Eagles showed no sympathy, scoring a quick TD on a 44-yard touchdown run from Hurts.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Psychology Today highlights how humor helps individuals process complex emotions, build rapport and even persuade others more effectively.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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When the duo started thinking about a new installment in the fall of 2014, their rapport with Levine on the original series took them to Showtime where Levine was president of programming at the time.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Oneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oneness. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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