communes 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of commune
as in bonds
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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communes

2 of 2

noun

plural of commune

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Verb
  • Once there, Emily bonds with four other counselors — played by Alice Wordsworth, Cherry Moore, Lea Rose Sebastianis and Ella Reece — who begin to explore their witchy reality together.
    William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
  • Every one of these chips, Jalapeño included, depends on Taiwan Semiconductor for advanced fabrication and the specialized packaging that bonds compute and memory into a single working part.
    Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • Meanwhile, Lohar’s surviving mercenaries are plundering villages.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 July 2026
  • His son Guido later took over the practice, Spadolini Architetti, and made a name designing fashion outlet malls in the style of traditional borghi (villages).
    Zoë Dare Hall, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • Eisman relates that Elon Musk plans to make money from ventures that only exit in the fictional world.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • But by then, Rockmount’s shirts were iconic, Weil relates in his third book about Western apparel and Rockmount.
    Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 8 June 2026
Noun
  • Room-service delivery robots are already common in hotels across many large Chinese cities.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • The severe weather threat will linger for parts of the mid-Atlantic on Sunday, stretching from northern Virginia into southern New Jersey, with cities like Richmond, DC, Baltimore and Philly in the threat zone once again.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • They're hidden in plain sight; the touch stripe physically clicks when the top and bottom sections are pressed.
    Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026
  • Stars sell the tickets, drive the story clicks and generate the most interest.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Noun
  • Small towns across America had big plans to celebrate the nation’s semiquincentennial this weekend.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Beyond the foliage there's apple picking, harvest festivals, Halloween in Salem and a string of storybook towns.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Nearby hamlets like Findeln and Zmutt are perfect for a rustic lunch in a traditional mountain hut, while the charming town of Brig, just down the valley, makes an easy day trip by train.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026
  • Amnesty said its report looked into 27 hamlets and villages in the West Bank where Palestinians were displaced between 2023 and 2025.
    Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
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