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verb

present tense third-person singular of commune

as in bonds

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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noun

plural of commune

as in villages

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Realize that the cement is the glue that bonds the sand and stones in your mix together.

— Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Higher rates tend to slow economic activity by making borrowing more expensive and bonds more competitive with stocks for investment dollars.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of bonds

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Nepal is still recovering from devastating flooding in August that swept away several villages, leaving more than 1,400 people dead and nearly 6,000 missing.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
There are so many pretty villages in the Cotswolds and wider England, but some would claim that Castle Combe is the fairest of them all—and this home lives up to all expectations.

— Katie Silcox, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of villages

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Most of the funding gap relates specifically to weapons purchases, Zelensky said, and future financing for Ukraine could come in the form of deals for sharing technology and joint drone production.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
And then Mowbray relates some personal evidence of what has not changed — Middlesbrough’s attachment to football.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of relates

Noun

The woman who moved through unfamiliar cities alone without overthinking every variable.

— Stefanie Benjamin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026
The case has brought new attention to an ongoing housing crisis in major cities across Spain, as gentrification has caused rents to skyrocket and the stock of affordable housing to shrink, leading to growing public anger.

— Jamie Gray, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of cities

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Nor'easter damages towns at Jersey Shore New Jersey State Police emergency management officials used a drone Monday to survey the damage along the promenade.

— Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
The ceaseless Russian drone attacks on cities and towns aim to wear down Ukraine’s resistance and cripple the Ukrainian economy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of towns

Noun

These small towns—whether lakeside retreats or artsy hamlets nestled into hills transformed by foliage—are the definition of autumn charm.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026
The region is made up of various villages and hamlets, including Port Carling (where scenes from the show were filmed at locations like Mortimer’s Point Marina).

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026

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