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
Verb
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On expedition, the hunter who joined me on polar bear watch was relating a story from his grandfather who told him the telling sign of narwhal appearance.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The song, which is the second track on the album, makes several references and nods to some of Taylor's famous life, while also seemingly relating them to Swift.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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One of the most moving stories in the film is the portrait of a father and son bonding over their love of geek culture.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 Oct. 2025
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Roberts garnered her first Oscar nomination for this tender, episodic comedy-drama about several generations of women in a small Louisiana town, bonding around a local beauty parlor run by Dolly Parton.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The unit is clicking after an uneven first seven weeks of the season.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Even amid a government shutdown, so much is happening in Washington, at such a rapid clip and such a high pitch, that a browser of The New York Times’ homepage could be forgiven for giving up and clicking straight through to Spelling Bee.—
Erik Adams,
The Atlantic,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Communing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communing. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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