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verb

kə-ˈmyün How to pronounce commune (audio)
Definition of communenext
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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noun

as in city

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Recent Examples of commune
Verb
Very old and very new, the work suggests, can commune, if mercurially so. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Lestat has hired the witch Merrick Mayfair (Sarah Afful) to commune with Claudia’s spirit so that Louis can properly say good-bye to their dead sister-daughter. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Noun
The trail crosses Romania diagonally, running from the rural commune of Putna to the city of Drobeta-Turnu Severin. — Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2026 Christian Bale and Sibi Blažić have a family vacation in Taormina, a commune in Sicily, Italy, on July 16. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for commune
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commune
  1. relate
  2. city
  3. bond
  4. town
  5. click
  6. village
  7. hamlet
Verb
  • Schot will assume responsibility for board and committee-related governance matters, including the coordination of the board’s committees, and the group’s corporate governance framework.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Genetic studies show Denisovans and Neanderthals were closely related.
    — Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of relate
Noun
  • The kingdom sounded sirens multiple times on Wednesday across several southern Saudi cities, warning residents to take shelter for fear of potential attacks.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The big story This photograph taken on November 5, 2025 shows employees inspecting photovoltaic (PV) cells used in solar panels at an Adani Group factory in Gujarat’s port city of Mundra.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of city
Verb
  • This summer, Rodgers put together a team-bonding trip to a ranch out west for four days.
    — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Secondly, most filament materials don’t bond well with each other, so the point of contact can be a structural weak spot in your item.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of bond
Noun
  • The Panthers had a week to relish their Salt Bowl win but will need to lock back in with the Rams coming to town.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Albion, newly relegated from the Premier League and promotion favourites, were certain to come to town and win this local derby on the opening day.
    — Amitai Winehouse, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of town
Verb
  • Then the user is instructed to copy the text and paste it into the Windows Run, PowerShell, or macOS terminal and click Enter.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Scroll below to read about Deadline’s reviews out of TIFF 2026, and click on the link to read the full versions.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of click
Noun
  • Earlier this month, settlers killed two teenagers in a raid on the village of al-Mughayyir.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In August 2014, ISIS militants attacked Murad’s village of Kocho, Iraq, and executed her mother and six of her brothers.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of village
Noun
  • Like so many towns across the Tri-State Area, the hamlet of Commack in Suffolk County has for the last quarter-century honored the memory of those who died on or after 9/11.
    — Doug Williams, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Over the years, the tiny Alpine enclave has evolved from a rural agricultural hamlet to a winter sports destination.
    — Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hamlet

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