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verb

kə-ˈmyün

Definition of commune

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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Trump’s proposal for a National Garden of American Heroes, where visitors could commune with statues of 250 historic figures, is simply bewildering. — Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026 But the main event was Madonna communing with the nearly 3,000 fans at the premiere, most of whom have followed her for decades. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 June 2026

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Harriet grew up first in a commune on Manhattan’s West Side and then, starting at age 5, in the home of her grandparents, Ruth and Joe, both disillusioned American Communists. — Julius Taranto, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026 The people of every commune knew and feared those like him — stern figures in black whose ideological devotion appeared to outweigh any moral scruples. — Matthew Campbell, Bloomberg, 22 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for commune

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Investigators said there was no evidence that the shootings were related.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
Even tracks that might have lived elsewhere find their place once a world begins to form around them—a palette of emotional colors that don’t need to match, only to relate.

— Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of relate

Noun

Kirkland said the regulations would have especially affected cities like Bell Gardens and Hawaiian Gardens, where casinos represent nearly 70% of the general fund.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
With 23 cities, the tour will make stops in Japan (Osaka, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Miyagi, and Fukuoka) before heading to North America in September.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of city

Verb

But the pair later bonded over golf and what Graham described as a mutual and irreverent sense of humor.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Biomimicked medical glue, inspired by the slime of a common garden slug (Arion subfuscus), can bond to bloody tissue and holds great promise for surgical applications and the treatment of painful lesions.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 July 2026

Definition of bond

Noun

Sudarshan’s big-picture approach is a long way from the company’s roots as a bus service in the southern town of Madurai.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
In recent years, with attendance at Latin Mass topping 4,000, the SSPX built a 1,500-seat, $42 million church high on its campus overlooking the tranquil town.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

Definition of town

Noun

The trailer finds the film’s protagonists alternately hunting or fleeing the vicious creature — or creatures — through a tattered town known as Hope Harbor, a remote coastal village near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in South Korea.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2026
Lindgren’s grandfather is the late Phil Simmons, who was one of the founders of the village’s Operation Playground Foundation and helped secure money for the current Fort Frankfort project.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of village

Noun

Their Victorian house looks preposterous in this dusty hamlet.

— Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026
In Umbria, there’s the medieval hamlet of Solomeo, where Brunello Cucinelli’s luxury empire is headquartered across an array of historic buildings, including a library, a theater, and its very own vineyard.

— Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 June 2026

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