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
Having discovered the power of prayer, the prisoner strikes up a relationship with a young chaplain and takes communion for the first time in years.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
From the moment of its creation, the tamal began to symbolize the cycle of life, which started with the sowing of corn, followed by its harvest, preparation, and finally its consumption, which embodied an act of communion with the gods and nature to the Mesoamericans.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Psychedelic communions with extraterrestrial ghosts drive home that knowledge.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
Ashley said her favorite part was worship and communion.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Nov. 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
From the moment of its creation, the tamal began to symbolize the cycle of life, which started with the sowing of corn, followed by its harvest, preparation, and finally its consumption, which embodied an act of communion with the gods and nature to the Mesoamericans.
—Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 10 Dec. 2025
Psychedelic communions with extraterrestrial ghosts drive home that knowledge.
—PC Magazine, 2 Dec. 2025
Ashley said her favorite part was worship and communion.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 25 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communion
Noun
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The demonstrations are a show of solidarity and concern, not only for classmates, but for their communities.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Real solidarity means supporting unglamorous organizing work, resisting simplistic narratives and exercising patience.—
Narges Bajoghli,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Losing a true partnership and friendship is what was hard.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, their friends are also navigating the ups and downs of love and friendship, confronting the bittersweet challenges of growing up and moving on.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Throughout history, meals have been communal events fostering fellowship — and not about a group of people eating together without being able to commune.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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Ideally, that medical supervision would be from an obesity medicine specialist, an expert who goes through a specific medical fellowship to help people lose weight and keep it off, says Pinto.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Mamdani presents his politics as a fight for fairness and unity.—
David Moore,
New York Daily News,
11 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s antagonism toward Greenland has also changed Danish views about European unity.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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By September, despite some attempts at rapprochement and calls for dialogue, tensions had escalated again.—
Germán Padinger,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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The show ended with a touching rapprochement between the ideological-generational rivals.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Dec. 2025
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An exception was Robinson, who was on hand for every session and built a strong rapport with Purdy and Mac Jones as a result.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
13 Jan. 2026
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Neither Clark nor Lockett had spoken to the media the entire season, and Lockett’s nerves got the best of him while answering a question about the receivers building a rapport with Manning.—
Danny Davis,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Jan. 2026
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“Communion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communion. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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