communing

present participle of commune
as in relating
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 communing Even so, in a digital world increasingly impacted by algorithms and all manner of AI, the allure of performers and music fans communing — live and in real time — cannot be underestimated. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026 But the main event was Madonna communing with the nearly 3,000 fans at the premiere, most of whom have followed her for decades. Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 June 2026 Since releasing Mayhem, her first new LP since 2020’s Chromatica, Mother Monster has been communing with her disciples around the world on an extensive tour, which included a massive free concert at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach last year. Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026 The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover. George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026 Jefferson Airplane communing in the Haight. Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026 Let’s further stipulate that communing with a celebrity, ideally a very talented celebrity, has been a part of what Broadway has been selling for a century or more. Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 Let’s further stipulate that communing with celebrity, ideally very talented celebrity, has been a part of what Broadway has been selling for a century or more. Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026 From the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum documenting the history of pharmacies, drugstores and medical media, to the Boomerang Diner, visitors will see history and present day communing with each other. Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 13 Mar. 2026
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Verb
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Presenting one idea, and then relating it back to something political.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The Spurs have been growing their presence in Paris over the past year, with the team joining Wembanyama in France earlier this month for a series of public appearances and team-bonding events.
    Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, there’s a chance Indy is bonding with all the drama around this team, from Sophie Cunningham getting clotheslined to her public commentary about transgender people playing women's sports, and anything involving Clark.
    Geoff Clark OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
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  • To that end, players of Belmira’s City by Michael Heizer [Free Version], which anyone can try by clicking here, must start behind an intentionally obtrusive no-trespassing fence.
    Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Donors can further protect themselves by navigating directly to an organization's official website instead of clicking unexpected donation links in texts, emails or social media posts.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Communing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communing. Accessed 21 Aug. 2026.

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