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
From Jesus to Wordsworth, people wandered into the wilderness in hopes of communing with a greater power, to be forced to confront their truest selves.
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Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Even the film’s central idea of a child communing with giant, surreal automatons — such a eerily resonant image, recalling James Whale’s original Frankenstein — is ultimately a nonstarter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 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
Literary Hub, 16 Jan. 2026
Even the film’s central idea of a child communing with giant, surreal automatons — such a eerily resonant image, recalling James Whale’s original Frankenstein — is ultimately a nonstarter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 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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Feeling withdrawn from relating?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Reps for both Harry and the King said that the pair met for tea at Clarence House, relating afterwards that no other details would be shared.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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Gu spent that time sleeping, eating, doing homework, and bonding with her mother.—
Sean Gregory,
Time,
22 Jan. 2026
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Aside from lowering the odds of ice forming, the road treatments in North Texas are meant to keep precipitation from bonding to the pavement — so it can be churned into slush by traffic or pushed off the road by crews, Hartzel said.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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How to avoid scams Stern said people should verify messages directly on official websites or by phone and avoid clicking links or sharing personal information with unsolicited contacts.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Duke Energy advised customers to avoid clicking on unfamiliar links and attachments.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Communing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communing. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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