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
The Romans had their thermae, the Japanese communed in onsens, and Native American tribes gathered in sweat lodges.
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Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 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
Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communed
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The attacks bonded people across the parts of lower Manhattan that had been hit hardest.—
Matthew Sedacca,
Curbed,
10 June 2026
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The pair bonded over their health journeys, and Hatton’s mother said that the prince and princess had been bastions of compassion up until her daughter’s death.—
Stephanie Bridger-Linning,
Vanity Fair,
9 June 2026
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Apple’s iOS 27 and related software updates offer the clearest public signs yet of the company’s upcoming foldable iPhone, revealing references to folding hardware and new features designed for larger, more flexible displays.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The woman and the boy were likely related and could have been as close as maternal second cousins, sharing great-grandparents.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Over the past couple of weeks, something has clicked.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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And that, apparently, was where everything clicked into place.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
31 May 2026
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“Communed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communed. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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