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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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People of backgrounds, classes, and races could commune and be exposed to one another in the space, Bachrach explained. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 June 2026 The experience of the book, then, is to commune with a singular mind turning his gaze on the dog, the world and himself as a way to conjure complementary and contradictory thoughts in the reader. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026

Noun

Christian Bale and Sibi Blažić have a family vacation in Taormina, a commune in Sicily, Italy, on July 16. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 The film tells the story of Rita (Coon), a woman in midlife haunted by the weight of her past, encounters magnetic young spiritual leader Ricki (James) and leaves her family to follow her to an all-female commune. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for commune

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Real estate and related industries used to account for as much as 30% of GDP in China.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Pittsburgh Public Safety While no indication was made that the incidents are related in any way, Wednesday morning's shootings comes less than 24 hours after gunfire rang out inside a business along Frankstown Avenue in Homewood on Tuesday.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of relate

Noun

Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer said cities across California already have thousands of housing projects ready to move forward but lack the funding needed to build them.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Yermolaiev has lived in the glitzy city state on the Mediterranean coast for several years, having left Ukraine and renounced his Ukrainian citizenship in 2019 to become a citizen of Cyprus.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of city

Verb

The mop-haired actor plays Joey, a spunky boy onboard who bonds with Maddie over having absent parents in the military.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Global sell-off For government bonds, the yield is the interest rate the government pays to bond investors – or the government’s cost of borrowing money.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of bond

Noun

The last time the Dynamo came to town Thomas Müller made his debut for the Whitecaps in a 1-1 draw last season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
Her 10-week trial was held in a small town in rural Victoria that was inundated with media crews and curious members of the public who queued for hours each day for a seat in the public gallery.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of town

Verb

Since then, Arteta has admitted that the inclusion of Smith Rowe in the 2020-21 season played a vital role in allowing the fans and the team to click.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
To that end, players of Belmira’s City by Michael Heizer [Free Version], which anyone can try by clicking here, must start behind an intentionally obtrusive no-trespassing fence.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of click

Noun

Archaeologists unearthed Zosia, as the skeleton was nicknamed, from an unmarked burial site in 2022 near the village of Pień in northern Poland.

— Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
The rooms 76 hotel rooms and 65 residences are mixed together in houses that cluster to resemble an Algarvian village.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

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