as in bonded
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 communed
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.
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Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communed
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Back home, humans have bonded with aiyi, a species of near-omnipotent artificial intelligence that operates according to its own moral code.—
Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
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The similar drives of Wagler and Mirković are one of the things that have bonded them.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Young starred in 65 episodes of the series and related Disney Channel projects before his death in 2013.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Officials didn't give any indication whether or not the shootings could be related.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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That was the moment where the mechanics really clicked.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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That’s when everything clicked.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Communed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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