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
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
That our references and experiences of the world are so different that even a shared language could not allow humans to commune with an animal.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The punk drama follows Ria, an orphaned Filipina punk musician raised in a Manila punk commune called Tarima.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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Verb
People were going out to commune and be around other people.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
That our references and experiences of the world are so different that even a shared language could not allow humans to commune with an animal.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Advertisement During captivity Sharabi ached for his life in Be’eri—which as a kibbutz, or commune, is the original expression of the interdependence on which Israel functions.
—Eli Sharabi, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
The punk drama follows Ria, an orphaned Filipina punk musician raised in a Manila punk commune called Tarima.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commune
Verb
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The veteran forward related the transition to his own early years, when the Seattle SuperSonics (now Oklahoma City Thunder) moved him from a frontcourt scorer to a perimeter creator.—
Grant Afseth,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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No, the two American actresses are not related.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The leaders of the world's biggest economies met at the airport in Busan, an hour's drive away from the APEC host city of Gyeongju, for just an hour and 40 minutes.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the waning days of the pandemic, appreciation and recognition came from Los Angeles city and county officials, who, according to posts on Farzam’s Instagram, commended Farzam for operating Covid testing centers and hailed him as a leader and role model.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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The situation became even more uncomfortable when his child attempted to bond with her.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Valentina may prefer people but the two dogs bonded well.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some time next year, the taxi taking you around town may not have a human behind the wheel.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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This gave Gates, from the use of his private jet alone, the same carbon footprint as a small town in Burundi.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Explore the collection further by clicking on the images and map above.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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His cookbook has recipes for flavor bombs like Ginger Ponzu Sauce, Magic Sauce and Sweet Garlic Teriyaki Sauce (click here to jump to the recipes below).—
Malaka Gharib,
NPR,
25 Oct. 2025
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In early 20th-century Hungary, a village knitting club takes it upon themselves to poison their abusive husbands with arsenic.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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The behavior observed in the village is a fair representation of the design choices made by the models’ creators.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
4 Nov. 2025
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In the 1970s, on the peaceful Long Island hamlet of Woodmere, a man named Ben Cooper went on Halloween scouting missions.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Encinitas hamlet has been largely unaffected by a recent push to build more housing.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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