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communes 1 of 2

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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2 of 2

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
  • The mop-haired actor plays Joey, a spunky boy onboard who bonds with Maddie over having absent parents in the military.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Nigel Starck, too, argues that obituaries provide a glue that bonds society not in grief but in an aspirational reevaluation of our own lives.
    — Sam Roberts, Longreads, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of bonds
Noun
  • The Des Plaines River provides scenic recreation and fishing as well as running through many suburban villages.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • From Japan to Chile to the Cotswolds of England, discover 14 thatched roof villages that celebrate the historic building method.
    — Elizabeth Stamp, Architectural Digest, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of villages
Verb
  • 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
  • Musk’s father, Errol Musk, is interviewed in the film and relates a telling incident in which the family drove by the scene of a man who was being resuscitated by the side of the road.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 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
Verb
  • Some apprentices work hard and have relevant experience, yet the craft never fully clicks for them.
    — Matthew Darienzo, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The tone continues to be placid, the plunky marimba and steel drum score remains the same, and the performances only grow to feel even more remarkably lived-in as the severity of the situation clicks into place.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of clicks
Noun
  • Carr acknowledged that cities and towns may be frustrated by provider delays.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Across rural Kansas towns, residents have been organizing and spearheading similar efforts to ban data center development within their communities.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 22 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
Definition of hamlets
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“Communes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communes. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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