as in solidarity
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding
gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians
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Recent Examples of communion
Above, he is pictured leading communion circa 1976.
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
For much of church history, the communion of saints was largely a communion of martyrs, and to read about their lives was to reflect, by necessity, on the extravagant horror of their deaths.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Priests arrayed themselves in rows and the crowds stood and knelt, sang and prayed for one last communion with Francis.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Communion for the Crowd 5 hr 11 min ago
As part of the Mass, priests fanned out to the thousands of grieving Catholics around St. Peter's for communion.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
For much of church history, the communion of saints was largely a communion of martyrs, and to read about their lives was to reflect, by necessity, on the extravagant horror of their deaths.
—Emily Harnett, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Priests arrayed themselves in rows and the crowds stood and knelt, sang and prayed for one last communion with Francis.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Communion for the Crowd 5 hr 11 min ago
As part of the Mass, priests fanned out to the thousands of grieving Catholics around St. Peter's for communion.
—Adam Carlson, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communion
Noun
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Many artists came to Spain in solidarity and wrote songs.—
Vita Dadoo,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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The Porter County Expo Center was a mass exercise in solidarity Tuesday evening as over 1,000 Union Township residents crammed into the main ballroom to vehemently oppose two data centers proposed for Wheeler.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Life advice Maintaining adult friendships after children come into the mix can be complicated.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
15 May 2025
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Multiple sources also tell PEOPLE that Lively's friendship with another longtime pal, Gigi Hadid, has cooled in recent months.—
Benjamin VanHoose,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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The fellowship is for unpublished diverse women and non-binary individuals, seeking to provide a launchpad for more diverse stories in publishing.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
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Our mission is simple yet powerful: create space for all of our communities to come together in love, celebration and fellowship.—
Dawn Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
12 May 2025
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On Saturday, Zelenskyy hosted French President Emmanuel Macron, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in a show of unity.—
DASHA LITVINOVA,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Trump may reconsider accepting it in order to maintain party unity.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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Parolin’s experience in international affairs includes a stint as the Vatican's ambassador to Venezuela starting in 2009 and serving as the main architect of the Vatican's rapprochement with China and Vietnam.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
6 May 2025
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Some may dream of US-Russian rapprochement turning them into the next Armand Hammer, the legendary CEO of Occidental Petroleum who did business in the USSR from Lenin to Brezhnev, but most business leaders correctly view Russia’s business prospects as fool’s gold.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The rapport between the women is undeniable, even if Sepideh’s attempt to force parallels between her own personal history in Iran and the unfolding situation in Palestine does not fully cohere.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
17 May 2025
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In other news: The prosecutors and defense lawyers seemed to have a cordial rapport during pretrial hearings.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
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“Communion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communion. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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