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
Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 13 Mar. 2026
Public spaces to commune and experience all three abound here.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, the documentary Christiania, from director Karl Friis Forchhammer and producer Rikke Tambo, explores this commune in the Christianshavn neighborhood of the Danish capital that is shaped by anarchist hippie culture and governed by consensus democracy.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Verb
From the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum documenting the history of pharmacies, drugstores and medical media, to the Boomerang Diner, visitors will see history and present day communing with each other.
—Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 13 Mar. 2026
Public spaces to commune and experience all three abound here.
—Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
The group of artists, which was led by then-couple Michael Townsend and Adriana Valdez-Young, came up with the plan after real estate developers tore down their artists' commune about a mile away from what would become the mall.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, the documentary Christiania, from director Karl Friis Forchhammer and producer Rikke Tambo, explores this commune in the Christianshavn neighborhood of the Danish capital that is shaped by anarchist hippie culture and governed by consensus democracy.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Verb
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Many of the deaths were believed to be directly hypothermia-related.—
Matthew Villafane,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The ministry gave no further details such as whether the two cases were related.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Four Fort Worth restaurants were temporarily closed, and roaches were found at others during the latest round of city health inspections, according to the inspection reports.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Mar. 2026
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The amnesty showed how quickly money can still a city and attract investment.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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Looking for joy is a good way to bond with one another, though contrasting energy arrives in the Moon’s face-off with Pluto, asking us to balance attention with power-sharing.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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While the mission is to give the public a taste of what life was like serving in World War II, the group’s staff and volunteers find that tanks are a fun way to bond.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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An Iranian missile attack on Saturday hit the southern Israeli desert town of Dimona, badly wounding a child, according to Israel's ambulance service, and injuring dozens of others.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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This collection of 17 sandy beaches has something for everyone, plus an idyllic central town with charming cobblestoned streets.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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From the start, the friendship clicked and grew as their families did, too.—
Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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If the option appears, then click Delete and Report Spam, which sends the report to Apple and deletes the message.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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Almost akin to a fire drill at school, when a whale appeared, the village would leap into action.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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The last time Miami-Dade saw a mail-only ballot election was in 2023 in the village of Pinecrest, according to the Elections Department.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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The hamlet of Anseillan can be seen from the windows of Château Lafite Rothschild.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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For some of the best seafood in all of Sicily, head to reservation-only Ristorante Enogastronomico Sakalleo in Scoglitti, a fishing hamlet of Vittoria.—
Jenn Rice,
Vogue,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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