as in solidarity
the state of being completely united with or a part of someone or something
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I felt a sense of oneness with nature. a feeling of spiritual oneness with others
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Recent Examples of oneness
Survivors who felt their suffering was shared reported a stronger sense of oneness, with those groups.
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Claire White,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Explore oneness with community, but don’t force anything.
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Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
Explore oneness with community but don’t force anything.
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Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2026
The dance, like the religion, finding a tighter structure and oneness with its environment.
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Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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Claire White,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Explore oneness with community, but don’t force anything.
—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
Explore oneness with community but don’t force anything.
—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Jan. 2026
The dance, like the religion, finding a tighter structure and oneness with its environment.
—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for oneness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oneness
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In a show of solidarity, several high-ranking Ukrainian officials also returned their Polish state decorations.
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For the Arribas family, the hours following the earthquakes were filled with anxiety and solidarity.
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An African nation bounded by the coast of the Mediterranean Sea to its north has prospered a kinship in a town located in a state literally smack-dab in the middle of America — a town whose new college football stadium is accented by light towers made to represent wheat.
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Exploring themes of prejudice, kinship and resilience, The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store earned the best book of the year title from a list of publications, including TIME and The New York Times.
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Sina Azodi, director of George Washington University’s Middle East studies program, noted Israel’s attacks on Lebanon are an issue for Iran while the US could possibly interpret Tehran claiming to close the Strait of Hormuz as a violation of the memorandum of understanding.
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In fact, some are doing little to hide their skepticism – and, in some cases, outright frustration – with the memorandum of understanding, which White House officials hope to spin into a more lasting peace agreement and nuclear accord.
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It's called cognitive empathy, not to be confused with emotional empathy.
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In a field where founders are taught to move fast and break things, Gen Z is taking a new approach, engineering with empathy.
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Stop seeking harmony and start seeking the truth.
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Soul Coughing bassist Sebastian Steinberg contributes upright bass, Rob Moose supplies string arrangements, Caroline Shaw handles vocal arrangements and harmonies, and Blake Mills, Christian Lee Hutson, Marshall Vore and Nate Walcott all make appearances.
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In her memoir, Andrews mentions that her children briefly attended UCLA Lab School and that Joanna had affinities for horseback riding and reading.
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Multiple studies show consumers report stronger brand affinity and higher purchase intent after attending in-person activations.
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And, for all the theater of the hearing and Wyper’s expressions of sympathy with aldermen, the Stonepeak executive didn’t offer any meaningful concessions to make this obnoxious meter deal more palatable for Chicagoans.
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No premature judgment and no overwrought sympathy here.
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That establishment has since closed, but the Winos carry on, with the low-key workplace rapport that comes from daily contact and shared labor.
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This rapport building was important.
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“Oneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oneness. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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