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
No amount of cold water swimming or walking barefoot in the grass or communing with birds has cured me.
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Polly Atkin
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
During camp, Edwards said kids enjoy the various activities available such as arts and crafts, archery, basketball, canoeing, the rock climbing wall, fishing, hiking, kayaking, swimming, volleyball and the trails — not to mention simply communing with nature.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Polly Atkin
august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
During camp, Edwards said kids enjoy the various activities available such as arts and crafts, archery, basketball, canoeing, the rock climbing wall, fishing, hiking, kayaking, swimming, volleyball and the trails — not to mention simply communing with nature.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communing
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Working Within The Trade And With Private Clients Enhancing and relating the company legacy is vitally important to Amenc, who started working for Golay Fils & Stahl in 2001.—
Kyle Roderick,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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At the time that Lauryn and Owen began dating, both parents approved of the other's child and enjoyed traveling to sports matches together and bonding afterward over bonfires.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
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Back in 2009, Beijing needed the technology urgently to quash critics bonding online.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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And above all, build a culture where employees think twice before clicking on suspicious emails.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Communing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communing. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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