as in solidarity
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding
gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians
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Recent Examples of communion
Blake’s show felt like church because every moment was a communion.
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Coffee and communion are at the heart of Convivio, and its fried corn empanadas, with chicken, potatoes and peppers, were an ideal snack for this Chilean reporter.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
Janessa Fuentes of Palmetto Bay, who has been to many parties there as well as sharing quiet dinners with her husband, was determined to celebrate her daughter’s communion at Caffe Vialetto.
—Connie Ogle
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Religious activities include: Bible studies, Saturday evening Catholic Mass, Sunday morning devotionals along the river, Sunday evening Vespers services, and, once during each two-week or four-week term, a sunrise communion service.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Bob Bonniol, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2025
Coffee and communion are at the heart of Convivio, and its fried corn empanadas, with chicken, potatoes and peppers, were an ideal snack for this Chilean reporter.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 31 July 2025
Janessa Fuentes of Palmetto Bay, who has been to many parties there as well as sharing quiet dinners with her husband, was determined to celebrate her daughter’s communion at Caffe Vialetto.
—Connie Ogle
july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2025
Religious activities include: Bible studies, Saturday evening Catholic Mass, Sunday morning devotionals along the river, Sunday evening Vespers services, and, once during each two-week or four-week term, a sunrise communion service.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communion
Noun
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Even so, the £125m British-record fee received for Isak (which the club insist is actually worth £130m to them due to solidarity payments being waived) is an astronomical fee and should alleviate any concerns about the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules for several windows to come.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks to the crowd while participating in the Labor Day Workers Over Billionaires rally in solidarity with labor unions and advocacy groups on September 1 in Chicago.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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Mescal went on to say that his close friendship with O’Connor made the journey of their characters in The History of Sound even more powerful and emotionally connecting.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Kathy and Keith, meanwhile, are just grateful for their friendship and their time hanging out with the kids in Costa Rica.—
Kristen Baldwin September 2,
EW.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The $60 million donation will be used in several ways, including for animal care, to expand a global fellowship program and to create new animal habitats.—
Bebe Hodges,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Writer Emmylou Diaz will serve for a second year as the fellowship’s program advisor and present the artist development awards alongside Humanitas board member Erika Kennair, who serives as head of scripted, USA and Canada, at the Mediapro Studio.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some were faithful copies, while others were reproduced in different colors or fabrics to lend a visual unity to the scene, which is designed to mirror the eerie fairy-tale aesthetic of the fashion film within the film.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Having rolled out the red carpet in Alaska, Trump on Wednesday accused Putin of conspiring with China and North Korea after the three countries' leaders staged a show of unity in Beijing at a lavish commemoration of the end of World War Two.—
John Irish,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Right now, Indian diplomats and lobbyists in Washington are working feverishly to engineer a rapprochement.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping both spoke on Sunday, signaling a new potentially important rapprochement.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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His rapport with Afonu palpably carries through the film’s narrative.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Paper makes its attempt with Gleeson’s Ned, who most closely resembles Jim in his easy rapport with Mare (Chelsea Frei), the only staff member with any real journalism experience.—
Jesse Hassenger,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Communion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communion. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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