as in relating
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 communing
From Jesus to Wordsworth, people wandered into the wilderness in hopes of communing with a greater power, to be forced to confront their truest selves.
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Literary Hub, 16 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
During camp, Edwards said kids enjoy the various activities available such as arts and crafts, archery, basketball, canoeing, the rock climbing wall, fishing, hiking, kayaking, swimming, volleyball and the trails — not to mention simply communing with nature.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Literary Hub, 16 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
During camp, Edwards said kids enjoy the various activities available such as arts and crafts, archery, basketball, canoeing, the rock climbing wall, fishing, hiking, kayaking, swimming, volleyball and the trails — not to mention simply communing with nature.
—Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for communing
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The collision of opposing perspectives forges art that challenges and confronts, that forces us out of familiar ways of thinking, relating and being.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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Feeling withdrawn from relating?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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That led to Chiefs and Patriots fans bonding on X (formerly Twitter) about their dislike of Bills Mafia.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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But through that collective trauma comes bonding.—
Ishmael Johnson,
Dallas Morning News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Always double-check the sender and avoid clicking links.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Fans may purchase tickets online by clicking here.—
Jacob Beltran,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Communing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communing. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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