as in collective
used or done by a number of people as a group
the swimming pool is part of the communal property of the condo complex
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Recent Examples of communal
This belief, that storytelling is a communal act, inspired me.
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Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The idea was developed based on communal or cooperative communities in Israel and was implemented to help Black sharecroppers in Southwest Georgia who were being forced off their land by white farmers because of their participation in the Civil Rights Movement.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Share a selection of mezze for a communal dining experience.
Café Ansari
Blending Georgian and international cuisine, Café Ansari offers a modern dining space with minimalist design.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Among many Indigenous tribes in the Americas, grief is a communal ceremony—marked by crying, singing, storytelling, and symbols of transformation like cutting hair.
—Devi Brown, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
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Sonya Rehman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The idea was developed based on communal or cooperative communities in Israel and was implemented to help Black sharecroppers in Southwest Georgia who were being forced off their land by white farmers because of their participation in the Civil Rights Movement.
—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2025
Share a selection of mezze for a communal dining experience.
Café Ansari
Blending Georgian and international cuisine, Café Ansari offers a modern dining space with minimalist design.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025
Among many Indigenous tribes in the Americas, grief is a communal ceremony—marked by crying, singing, storytelling, and symbols of transformation like cutting hair.
—Devi Brown, Time, 24 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for communal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communal
Adjective
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Our team’s collective effort to deliver what’s best for the brand has been a staple since day one.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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Yet, however imperfectly, the U.S. also stood for another, better order, which recognized the rights of small nations and spoke to much of humanity’s hope for a world run for the collective good, not just for the benefit of a few powerful states.—
Margaret MacMillan,
The Atlantic,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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By Kathleen Walsh If Travis Kelce does attend the Met Gala on May 5, he'll hopefully be accompanied by Taylor Swift, marking their first joint red-carpet appearance, as well as her first Met Gala in nearly 10 years.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
3 May 2025
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Interim committees include Arkansas Legislative Council, Legislative Joint Auditing and several other joint committees and subcommittees, according to Pond-Mayo.—
Josh Snyder,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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While the pair seemed a bit random on paper, the 30-year-old model and 50-year-old actor share mutual friends and are both coparents with famous exes.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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Relying on security architecture and mutual defense was not wise.—
Frank Lavin,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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“Communal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communal. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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