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
Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Is the host really going to try to commune with the devil on a late-night variety hour?
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
The girl, identified as Louise, disappeared around 2 p.m. Friday while on her way home from André Maurois middle school in northern France, officials in the commune of Épinay-sur-Orge said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
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Verb
National parks, forests, and other irreplaceable places for communing with nature are under threat.
—Andrew Moseman, The Atlantic, 15 Jan. 2025
Is the host really going to try to commune with the devil on a late-night variety hour?
—Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
Initially a ranch, the 293-acre area became a hippie commune in the 1960s before being set aside as a preserve during development of the valley in the 1970s.
—Daniel Bromfield, The Mercury News, 13 Jan. 2025
The girl, identified as Louise, disappeared around 2 p.m. Friday while on her way home from André Maurois middle school in northern France, officials in the commune of Épinay-sur-Orge said.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
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Verb
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Duke has an institutional climate commitment too, efforts include having over 300 climate and sustainability related classes and $3.7 million awarded in seed grants for research on climate.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 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.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
23 Mar. 2025
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Mount Dora urban forester Mark Miller and city staff will also lead workshops on native species, proper pruning techniques, and best planting practices.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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But they will be used as tools by city officials, developers and community members to shape Charlotte’s future.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2025
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And while Goofy is looking to bond with his son after Max gets into trouble at school, the latter just wants to get to Los Angeles to see his favorite rock star in concert to impress his school crush, Roxanne.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Since birth, Tucker has been backstage bonding with his mother Mara, who has given birth twice previously.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2025
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Pour a damn fine cup of coffee and see what the cast has been up to since the '90s cult classic first left town.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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In developing a town around their chocolate factory, the Hersheys also built theaters, recreation centers and public transportation for their workers.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The trigger and bumper on the right Joy-Con 2 felt like clicking the left and right mouse buttons, and the controller slid smoothly.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
10 Apr. 2025
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Like most comedies, North of North takes a few episodes to click into its fullest potential.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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He was brought to a torture chamber in the nearby village of Balaklia, where many of those detained passed through, prosecutors in the Kharkiv region told ABC News.—
Patrick Reevell,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2025
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One of these modernist gems just popped up for sale on the suburban outskirts of Los Angeles, in the quaint village of Sierra Madre.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2025
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Studio executives and agents have been frustrated by the high cost of sending people to Park City, while some locals have grown disenchanted with the influx of fans and press into their tiny hamlet.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Two-year-old Émile Soleil disappeared from his grandparents’ garden in Le Haut-Vernet, a hamlet in the French Alps, in July 2023.—
CNN’s Saskya Vandoorne and Lisa Klaassen,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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