as in to relate
to form a close personal relationship
after a week in the wilderness, the scouts were really starting to commune with nature
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Recent Examples of commune
Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
After pausing to pick corn on the cob from a cornfield, their next stop is a pet cemetery where Anika communes with a dog called Snoopy.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The discovery was made this spring in the Romanian commune of Breaza, Mureș County, which is located in Transylvania.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Af Klint began dabbling in séances even before art school, communing with the spirit world while grappling with the devastating loss of her younger sister, Hermina, who died suddenly, at 10 years old, in 1880.
—Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
After pausing to pick corn on the cob from a cornfield, their next stop is a pet cemetery where Anika communes with a dog called Snoopy.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
The United Nations has said that between late January and March 2025, at least 262 people were killed and 66 others injured in the southern Port-au-Prince communes of Kenscoff and Carrefour.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
The discovery was made this spring in the Romanian commune of Breaza, Mureș County, which is located in Transylvania.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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Investigators suspected the two killings were related but ran out of leads and the cases went cold.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Four other escapees have also been captured within New Orleans city limits and are now being held at the maximum security Louisiana State Penitentiary, according to the state Department of Public Safety and Corrections.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Gilbert Villegas’ ordinance to allow people applying for city jobs to use work experience to meet college degree requirements passed without unanimous support.—
Jake Sheridan,
Chicago Tribune,
21 May 2025
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If Korda happens to bond with his offspring, that’s a bonus.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2025
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The two are bonded forever, use catchphrases to communicate and care intensely about each other.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
28 May 2025
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Georgia is home to sweeping farmlands and soaring mountain ranges, lush pine forests and breezy barrier islands, and even bustling cities and charming small towns.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
26 May 2025
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At least 11 people have been hospitalized after a shooting near a boat dock in a South Carolina beach town on Memorial Day weekend.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Search by title or topic in the Search Bar in the middle of the Home Page, or click on the blue ‘years’ boxes and browse.—
Jan Wagner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Impossible - The Final Reckoning (now playing in theaters everywhere; click here for tickets).—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Noun
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The Isle of Berk is a Viking-sized village set during the golden age of harmony between Vikings and dragons (think between the second and third movie).—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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The village is located at 2491 Babb Road and the website for more information is osceolahistory.org. Joseph Rassel of the Sentinel staff compiled this report.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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The property is not far from where the singer grew up in the nearby Oyster Bay hamlet of Hicksville.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
30 May 2025
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Once bustling with foot traffic and feudal drama, this ancient trail is now a quiet ribbon winding through forested hills and rural hamlets, far from Japan’s well-trodden tourist paths.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
27 May 2025
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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