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verb

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as in to bond
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 village

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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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