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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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communes
  1. bonds
  2. villages
  3. relates
  4. cities
  5. clicks
  6. towns
  7. hamlets
Verb
  • In the film, Field portrays Tova, the cleaning lady who bonds with the somewhat cranky Marcellus, an octopus wise behind his years, in Netflix’s screen adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 8 July 2026
  • Once there, Emily bonds with four other counselors — played by Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis and Ella Reece — who begin to explore their witchy reality together.
    — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Definition of bonds
Noun
  • Some 10,000 people in 20 villages were left without water, Tasnim news agency reported.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Along the Eastern Seaboard, that looks like old-timey New England fishing villages, North Carolina mountain towns near the Appalachian Trail, and island communities in the Florida Keys.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026
Definition of villages
Verb
  • Eisman relates that Elon Musk plans to make money from ventures that only exit in the fictional world.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • But by then, Rockmount’s shirts were iconic, Weil relates in his third book about Western apparel and Rockmount.
    — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
Definition of relates
Noun
  • This is the Prairie School thumbprint that Condé Nast Traveler ranks among the world's best small cities for architecture lovers.
    — Natalie Hoberman, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
  • Those are just two examples of Russian FPV (first-person view) drones attacking civilians rather than military assets – a phenomenon that’s also playing out in the frontline cities of Kherson and Kramatorsk.
    — Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
Definition of cities
Verb
  • If that third pitch clicks, Carlon has a clear path to an MLB rotation and could become the jewel of Toronto’s 2026 draft.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • The box clicks into the seat's underside, with the wires neatly concealed between the base and the back support bar.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of clicks
Noun
  • Named one of the most charming small towns in Alabama and under-the-radar mountain destinations, Mentone offers not only gorgeous views, but plenty of worthy accommodations from golf and ski resorts to dude ranches.
    — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 16 July 2026
  • The small towns in southern Denton County are expecting to see tens of thousands of homes in the near future, but Montini said there’s no infrastructure to support the population growth.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
Definition of towns
Noun
  • Nearby hamlets like Findeln and Zmutt are perfect for a rustic lunch in a traditional mountain hut, while the charming town of Brig, just down the valley, makes an easy day trip by train.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • Amnesty said its report looked into 27 hamlets and villages in the West Bank where Palestinians were displaced between 2023 and 2025.
    — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Definition of hamlets
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