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
One generation’s gift to the next—a modern iteration of an ancient sky ritual held in the darkest hours—to sustain communion with the oldest cosmic light, rendering the invisible visible for everyone to see.
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Michael Jones McKean, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
Religious activities include: Bible studies, Saturday evening Catholic Mass, Sunday morning devotionals along the river, Sunday evening Vespers services, and, once during each two-week or four-week term, a sunrise communion service.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The hall hosted first communion breakfasts and political fundraisers, funeral receptions and wedding receptions.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The symbol now encloses an image of a communion wafer carved of reindeer antler.
—Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Michael Jones McKean, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
Religious activities include: Bible studies, Saturday evening Catholic Mass, Sunday morning devotionals along the river, Sunday evening Vespers services, and, once during each two-week or four-week term, a sunrise communion service.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 8 July 2025
The hall hosted first communion breakfasts and political fundraisers, funeral receptions and wedding receptions.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The symbol now encloses an image of a communion wafer carved of reindeer antler.
—Thomas A. Dubois, The Conversation, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communion
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More than 50 people in Detroit and the metro area have participated or plan to participate in a rolling fast in solidarity with Gaza organized by Jewish Voice for Peace Detroit.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Harry and his co-founder Seeiso, 59, left their roles as patrons in March in solidarity with the then-trustees who had resigned in a dispute with chairperson Dr. Sophie Chandauka.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Cline also has a great dynamic with supporting actors Wylie and Thompson, their overlapping banter giving those friendships an organic feel.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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But the core of the show really examines how the shapes’ conflicting personalities clash, and how the friends overcome those personal challenges to maintain their friendships.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
19 Aug. 2025
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If Helmy finds in the Party the kind of fellowship and outlet for his energies that a good career might otherwise have satisfied, Erich embraces his new identity with a snarling brutality that is a repudiation of his former sense of humiliation.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2025
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The La Grange resident spent 10 months in the civic leadership development fellowship.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Aug. 2025
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Nashville faith leaders who gathered at Richland Park on Aug. 17 used their religious unity to support immigrant communities amid a recent wave of arrests.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Aug. 2025
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In an interconnected world, the role of a storyteller is not just to entertain but to foster understanding and unity.—
Colin Dougan,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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The moves reflect just how much the US leader has turned against his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in recent weeks: Trump spoke positively of Putin in his first term, and sought a rapprochement with Russia in the initial months of his second.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
14 July 2025
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The episode feinted toward genuine rapprochement before yanking the rug out, leaving the Gang pelted with an industrial-grade indoor blizzard and then happily hucking rocks at passing trains, as was Mac and Charlie's childhood tradition.—
Dennis Perkins,
EW.com,
10 July 2025
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Berg’s framing of Guibert’s experience highlights her intimate and playful rapport with her son, illustrated by a number of Jeff’s voicemails that punctuate the movie.—
Madison Bloom,
Pitchfork,
6 Aug. 2025
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Just two years later, when Deng orchestrated a second challenge to Hua’s leadership, Ye and other military commanders sided with Deng, who had extensive social connections and personal rapport with senior military officers.—
TYLER JOST,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Communion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communion. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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