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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Gina Webb, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Even the film’s central idea of a child communing with giant, surreal automatons — such a eerily resonant image, recalling James Whale’s original Frankenstein — is ultimately a nonstarter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
La Roche-Guyon Known for its handsome château, this commune of less than 500 people is set along the Seine about an hour's drive northwest of Paris.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Want to commune with fellow readers in metro Atlanta this month?
—Gina Webb, AJC.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Even the film’s central idea of a child communing with giant, surreal automatons — such a eerily resonant image, recalling James Whale’s original Frankenstein — is ultimately a nonstarter.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Noun
That prophecy materialized little more than a year later, as the street-preaching Frisbee launched the House of Miracles commune in Costa Mesa, alongside struggling preacher Chuck Smith of Calvary Chapel.
—Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
La Roche-Guyon Known for its handsome château, this commune of less than 500 people is set along the Seine about an hour's drive northwest of Paris.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2026
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Verb
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They’re related, sure, but key differences exist based on the inventory and distribution.—
Jon Wilner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The driver and the child’s family are not related, police said.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
8 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The legislation would provide greater flexibility for governments in allocating funding under the program, which was created in 1990 as part of a broader shift in housing policy toward greater responsibility for states and cities.—
Zach Halaschak,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Feb. 2026
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The small town offers a slow and peaceful life for a fraction of the cost of most Arizona cities.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Thus bonded, the pair become the band’s Lennon and McCartney, with music fairly flowing out of them after Kitty moves in.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2026
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Even then, though, the four actor-musicians didn’t really start to bond yet.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Four people, including some children, were hurt when a 49-year-old man drove into the front of the Truckee Safeway on Saturday afternoon, town police said in a statement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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Each one is an artifact of her toxic relationship with her town.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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So, call, click or visit your local Kia dealer for a test drive, and a Bottom Line price review, on the 2026 Sportage X-Pro Prestige AWD SUV.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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As a city that has grown and annexed in neighboring villages since its settling in 1788, many neighborhoods' long history can be seen in data today.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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Police vans behind a temporary metal fence secured the road to the athletes’ village, but the protesters veered away, continuing their apparent route toward the Santagiulia venue.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Happens in Wazirabad on Wednesday centers on the denizens of Wazirabad, a small hamlet in the environs of Kabul, during the civil war of the ’90s following the Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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The journey begins in the hamlet of Lake Louise, just north of Banff, and continues to Jasper.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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