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
Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Though the place relies on solar power and lacks indoor plumbing, these minor inconveniences are a small price to pay for the chance to commune with the cosmos.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
But the basic facts themselves — the charismatic would-be rock star turned cult leader, the commune at Spahn Ranch, the slaughter at Cielo and then Waverly Drive — are all so familiar that even the uninterested will have absorbed some of them out of the pop-culture ether.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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Verb
After pausing to pick corn on the cob from a cornfield, their next stop is a pet cemetery where Anika communes with a dog called Snoopy.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Though the place relies on solar power and lacks indoor plumbing, these minor inconveniences are a small price to pay for the chance to commune with the cosmos.
—Tim Nelson, Architectural Digest, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
The discovery was made this spring in the Romanian commune of Breaza, Mureș County, which is located in Transylvania.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
But the basic facts themselves — the charismatic would-be rock star turned cult leader, the commune at Spahn Ranch, the slaughter at Cielo and then Waverly Drive — are all so familiar that even the uninterested will have absorbed some of them out of the pop-culture ether.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commune
Verb
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Investigators suspected the two killings were related but ran out of leads and the cases went cold.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Charlotte Observer reached out to a city spokesperson to offer city officials a chance to comment on the allegations in the post, but did not receive any comment Thursday.—
Nora O’Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
9 May 2025
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In every city studied, at least 20% of the urban area is sinking – and in 25 of 28 cities, at least 65% is sinking.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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Though a collab didn’t happen then, the two bonded after they were connected through Justin’s mentor Usher (Diddy used to be Usher’s mentor as well).—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
16 May 2025
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Johnson’s flagship initiative — a $1.25 billion bond program — is a continuation of the city practice of bonding for capital investments.—
Paul Vallas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Located in the Czech town of Brnenec, nearly 100 miles southeast of Prague, the Museum of Survivors held its grand opening on May 10, just after the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end in Europe on May 8, 1945.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 May 2025
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Best places to retire: Lawrence The ultimate college town of Lawrence is 45 minutes west of Kansas City, and hosts 97,000 residents.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
14 May 2025
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To see the application or to learn more, click here.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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But man, there was some sort of coordination that just was not clicking with me.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
2 May 2025
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India evacuates thousands of people from villages near the highly militarized frontier in the Kashmir region.—
Riazat Butt,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Where to watch: Peacock 'The Damned' In the freaky psychological horror tale, a 19th-century widow (Odessa Young) heads up a remote fishing village in the Arctic.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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For those curious to explore beyond the bounds of the Hudson Valley, the 28,000-population hamlet of Saratoga Springs is home to some lovely restaurants, a noted racetrack and a historic hotel.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Fire Island, just off the hamlet Sayville on New York’s Long Island, has long been considered a gay paradise.—
Elyssa Goodman,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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