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
Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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
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
Af Klint began dabbling in séances even before art school, communing with the spirit world while grappling with the devastating loss of her younger sister, Hermina, who died suddenly, at 10 years old, in 1880.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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
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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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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Four other escapees have also been captured within New Orleans city limits and are now being held at the maximum security Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Gilbert Villegas’ ordinance to allow people applying for city jobs to use work experience to meet college degree requirements passed without unanimous support.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 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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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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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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To read how Newsweek uses AI as a newsroom tool, click here.—
Matthew Impelli,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 May 2025
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To read the results of previous reader polls, click here.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
19 May 2025
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The Isle of Berk is a Viking-sized village set during the golden age of harmony between Vikings and dragons (think between the second and third movie).—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Vik, Iceland Vik is a small village on Iceland's south coast known for its black sand beaches, particularly Reynisfjara, and the Reynisdrangar sea stacks.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Pope Leo was born in Chicago but grew up in this tiny hamlet in the 1960s.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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But in mountain towns, seaside hamlets and centuries-old villages, the penthouse sits closer to earth yet no less aloft in spirit.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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