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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The men were Midwest Baptist ministers bonded in a crusade for civil rights.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Kowalewski bonded out of the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on Tuesday.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Their conversations were all bobsled-related.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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The weekend ended with an entertaining display of the sort of effort that’s been absent for so long from the annual exhibition, and while these two things aren’t necessarily related, Sunday’s showcase suggests that even the league’s seemingly most intractable flaws might be remediable.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Yet early in spring training last year something clicked, and Chapman went on to enjoy one of the best seasons of his 17-year career.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
15 Feb. 2026
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Since then, he’s immediately clicked as a valuable depth contributor.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Communed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communed. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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