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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  • The bill would allow a 35% to 50% credit on qualified expenses relating specifically to post-production in California.
    Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Maybe the lasting message of Furious, until its second season arrives, is that there are no answers — or at least, none that can be said louder than a whisper shared between new friends bonding during a jailhouse meeting.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • By choosing a highly machinable material and bonding it, Flit achieves a frame that as light and structurally sound as titanium, but at a fraction of the production complexity – and cost.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • Yes, there are source links, and the direct links appear below the AI, but few people are clicking.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The actress has been candid about them not clicking immediately, a story Lindez laughs about now.
    Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Communing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communing. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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