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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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Their authors swim for the interior journey, to commune with a place and the elements, with other women, and their own bodies. — Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026 But there’s always room to commune with the comrades who were there at the start. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Coon plays Rita, a woman in midlife haunted by the weight of her past, who encounters magnetic young spiritual leader Ricki (James) and leaves her family to follow her to an all-female commune. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026 On Monday, Martial Zaninetti, the mayor of the commune of Le Porge, told French media outlet France Info that bomb disposal experts had been directed to the area. — Robbie Griffiths, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commune

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Lisa Janssen, a Brookfield resident, tried to get the state to set aside two liens against her son and deceased husband, both of whom had been to prison for a variety of larceny, theft and drug-related crimes.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
Instead, our plants might be dealing with heat and drought-related leaf scorch.

— Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of relate

Noun

The strikes killed four people in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, said Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
It’s banned in Oxford but can still be obtained in surrounding cities.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of city

Verb

Rather than relying on conventional nuts and bolts, which can add significant weight, the students bonded the structure together.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
In the comments, ARMY bonded over their disbelief and excitement that the K-pop star had finally posted.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of bond

Noun

The utility this weekend also de-energized lines around a brush fire that broke out Saturday, prompting evacuation orders several miles south of Lahaina town, the site of the 2023 deadly fires.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Tight, familial church communities, huddled in isolated villages and small towns; people held in place; a striking lack of privacy and liberty.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of town

Verb

Be especially suspicious if someone creates urgency and then asks you to click a link, provide account information or move money.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Find me on that platform @thegregcote or just click Substack/@TheGregCote to join me as the ride continues.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of click

Noun

Residents were evacuated from 85 homes in the village of Whelford near the base on Sunday, and army bomb-disposal experts used a robot to examine three white vans.

— ALASTAIR GRANT, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Now a charming village, with its traditional church with prominent spire overlooking the town and the old clock tower converted into a wonderful mussel and fish restaurant.

— Natasha Langan, TheWeek, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of village

Noun

But the couple were happy in their little cottage in the small hamlet of Lee-on-the-Solent, which Leigh decorated in her famously romantic style.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
Fewer than 500 people live in this Platte County hamlet of crisscrossing family lines and where church ties and friendships date back generations.

— Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of hamlet

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