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
Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The husband and wife couple that founded the group, called the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, were hippies who met in 1971 at a back-to-the-land commune outside Sacramento.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
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Verb
The Romans had their thermae, the Japanese communed in onsens, and Native American tribes gathered in sweat lodges.
—Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
According to the Los Angeles Times, Peter was shuttled between his mom's movie sets and his dad's commune during his childhood.
—Alexandra Hurtado, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The husband and wife couple that founded the group, called the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps, were hippies who met in 1971 at a back-to-the-land commune outside Sacramento.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
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The waterway is crucial to significant shipments of oil, natural gas and related products like fertilizer, and its effective closure rocked the global economy.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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But as Martial related, the opening of the Colosseum was followed by games for 100 days.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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Tickets for any match in any city will cost you a pretty penny at this point in the tournament, but seats for the final will set you back a staggering amount—likely about five figures for Category 1 tickets, according to the New York Times, and that doesn’t even account for travel or lodging.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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Rigler said the court's ruling makes clear that developments like Cascadia cannot be subjected to a special election after a city or town council votes to approve it.—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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The 12-year-old actor recounts bonding with costar Colman Domingo and winning $50 off of director Antoine Fuqua.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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The attacks bonded people across the parts of lower Manhattan that had been hit hardest.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
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Sandia Mountain, the aerial tramway to the peak, the fancy resort and casino, but don’t sleep on little Pueblo of Isleta south of town.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Look what happened two weeks ago in the small town of Mongbwalu in northern DRC, where a group of young men made four different attacks on the local hospital in a bid to retrieve the body of an Ebola victim for burial.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
13 June 2026
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To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2026
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To watch the interview with JD and Usha Vance, click on the video below.—
Robert Costa,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The departure from the army barracks in Kfar Tebnit came as the Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for about 20 locations, including the southern city of Nabatiyeh and nearby villages.—
Bassem Mroue,
Los Angeles Times,
13 June 2026
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Wander through the enchanting villages of Lower Slaughter and Stow-on-the-Wold.—
Lindsay Cohn,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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Amnesty said its report looked into 27 hamlets and villages in the West Bank where Palestinians were displaced between 2023 and 2025.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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Happiness is equated early on to alpine hamlets ensconced between verdant mountains carved by pristine waterfalls.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
1 June 2026
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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