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
Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Psychic medium Patti Negri communed with the spirits at the Winchester Mystery House on Wednesday night to make a prediction on which team will win the Super Bowl on Sunday.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, the documentary Christiania, from director Karl Friis Forchhammer and producer Rikke Tambo, explores this commune in the Christianshavn neighborhood of the Danish capital that is shaped by anarchist hippie culture and governed by consensus democracy.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Verb
After reigniting their own love for the game, spending hours on end at Chess Forum, one of the oldest chess clubs in New York, Z began imagining how to cultivate their own space that celebrated learning and teaching the game in a way emphasizing communing and knowing one's neighbors.
—Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Feb. 2026
Psychic medium Patti Negri communed with the spirits at the Winchester Mystery House on Wednesday night to make a prediction on which team will win the Super Bowl on Sunday.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
The group of artists, which was led by then-couple Michael Townsend and Adriana Valdez-Young, came up with the plan after real estate developers tore down their artists' commune about a mile away from what would become the mall.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Now, the documentary Christiania, from director Karl Friis Forchhammer and producer Rikke Tambo, explores this commune in the Christianshavn neighborhood of the Danish capital that is shaped by anarchist hippie culture and governed by consensus democracy.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commune
Verb
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Despite their similar last names, the victim and suspect are not related, the source added.—
Rebecca White,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2026
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While not exactly movie-related, Funko is famous for its Pops—small collectible figures known for their exaggerated features.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
8 Mar. 2026
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But the coastal city becomes even more charming in spring, if that’s even possible, thanks to the proliferation of purple wisteria, magenta azaleas, and window boxes that spill over with colorful blooms.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Mojtaba was born in 1969 in the holy Shi'ite city of Mashhad and grew up as his father was helping lead the opposition to the Shah.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The deputies’ deaths have many across the state and region demanding change, from stronger prison sentences for some dangerous offenders to bond reform and keeping violent repeat offenders in jail while their case is going through the court process.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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While his fellow soldiers start bonding and embracing the Ranger dream, 81 keeps to himself and stays focused on making it to the finish line.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Mar. 2026
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And to Smith, there’s no use in Charlotte getting ahead of itself — particularly with Lionel Messi coming to town next week.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Begin in Illinois, where the small town of Atlanta is home to the American Giants Museum, which opened in 2024.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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To sign up to get this newsletter delivered every Monday to your inbox, click here.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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For more information on Nurture PA, click here or scan the QR code below.—
Megan Shinn,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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The small, walkable village of Tubac is the ideal destination for a day trip or weekend getaway, one with dozens of unique galleries that embrace a sense of place in the Sonoran Desert.—
Molly Allen,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Camp East Montana looks like a pop-up village, with six long tents along a stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert outside El Paso at the Ft.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The town is essentially a sunny place, full of mostly sunny people, to all appearances, a typical comedy hamlet.—
Television Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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The hamlet has served as a backdrop for the Clintons' life after the White House.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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