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
Matta-Clark may have felt some sense of communion with the taggers, whose rebellion against modern architecture and authority came out of the socioeconomic exclusion that defined their urban lives.
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Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
During the procession for communion, fellow parishioners embraced and offered comforting words to the family.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Hunnam’s communion with Gein is far greater than the sum of its parts — an actor-subject duet that generates tension, fear and melancholy too.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
My 8-year-old big sister, Lisa, clothed in her first communion dress and veil, her treasured rosary draped in her hands, lay motionless and cold amid the white silken lining, her head upon a white satin pillow.
—Patti Newton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Antonio Sergio Bessa, Curbed, 20 Oct. 2025
During the procession for communion, fellow parishioners embraced and offered comforting words to the family.
—Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Hunnam’s communion with Gein is far greater than the sum of its parts — an actor-subject duet that generates tension, fear and melancholy too.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
My 8-year-old big sister, Lisa, clothed in her first communion dress and veil, her treasured rosary draped in her hands, lay motionless and cold amid the white silken lining, her head upon a white satin pillow.
—Patti Newton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communion
Noun
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Podrabinek captures the painful intersections between personal and political in a dissident’s life, and the solidarity that kept the resistance moving forward.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Several contestants walked out in solidarity with Bosch.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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When their biggest demonic enemy (Lee Byung-hun) encourages the formation of an equally popular K-pop boy band aimed at stealing the souls of their fans, the trio has to fight harder than ever to hold the demons at bay while keeping their friendship intact.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
11 Nov. 2025
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The complex friendship between Conkling and Arthur is no less engrossing.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
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This story was supported by the Solutions Journalism Network as part of the Advancing Democracy Innovation Fund fellowship.—
Shawn Raymundo,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Earlier this year, the Scottish government awarded funding to GGI that will be used to mentor 25 young African climate leaders through a year-long fellowship program.—
Erin McMullen,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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The show of unity from the royal family comes just over a week after King Charles formally stripped his brother, the former Prince Andrew, of all his royal titles and instructed him to vacate his Windsor home, Royal Lodge.—
Erin Hill,
PEOPLE,
9 Nov. 2025
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The airlines trade group pointed to a joint letter it and other aviation groups sent to Congress in February calling for unity in support of modernizing the ATC system.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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But their rapprochement didn’t last.—
Eric Andersson,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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Netanyahu was eager for a rapprochement.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jacksonville traded a fourth and sixth-round pick to the Raiders for Jakobi Meyers on Tuesday, but Washington has had a good rapport with Trevor Lawrence all season long.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Not since Alec Guinness has a Shakespearean actor cultivated so intimate a rapport with the camera.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Communion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communion. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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