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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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  1. bonds
  2. villages
  3. relates
  4. cities
  5. clicks
  6. towns
  7. hamlets
Verb
  • Unable to speak the language, Teresa nevertheless bonds with Milena (Ana Marija Veselcic), another outsider in the community.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In it, a young woman who has never been attracted to anyone romantically bonds with a man who is wired the same way.
    — Mark Schilling, Variety, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of bonds
Noun
  • But for something more relaxed, the 30-minute drive to the charming Spanish villages of Deia and Soller.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Macy’s assortment of collectible Christmas villages offers plenty of opportunities to get creative, whether your taste runs toward quaint winter cottages, elaborate holiday storefronts, or an entire illuminated neighborhood.
    — Camila Quimper, Footwear News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of villages
Verb
  • Philbrick relates all this less as history than as a stage play.
    — Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The film slowly relates that the aspiring rapper and superfan ingratiated himself into the band’s circles, flying to New York multiple times as a teenager for the purpose.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of relates
Noun
  • Kurtz also pointed to declines in cities like San Francisco, which is moving to support more sober-living options, housing that bans drugs and alcohol.
    — Jennifer Ludden, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Properties are primarily based in cities, and Mallorca feels like a fresh and exciting new arm to its impressive portfolio, which now spans 46 hotels as well as private residences.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of cities
Verb
  • If it’s brushed aside, every seatbelt clicks shut again, and the next all-clear will be much harder to believe.
    — Amanda Connelly, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The cashier unfolds a plastic bag, clicks around on his computer.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of clicks
Noun
  • Since reunification, its young people (above all, its young women) have left for western Germany, its towns have emptied and aged, and its voters have turned to the parties at both extremes of the political spectrum.
    — Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Hart tasted cakes from New York City to Florida to Los Angeles and small towns in between.
    — Louisa Kung Liu Chu, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of towns
Noun
  • Tucked along the riverbank beside quiet hamlets, andBeyond Punakha River Lodge offers an uncommon sense of complete seclusion.
    — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of hamlets
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