as in solidarity
a friendly relationship marked by ready communication and mutual understanding
gradually established a feeling of communion with her fellow physicians
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Recent Examples of communion
The rooms Guest rooms at this all-suite hotel were intentionally designed to maximize communion with nature.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
During her tenure with the archdiocese, her then-12-year-old son Jack was one of 100 area residents selected to receive communion from Pope John Paul II during the pope's September 1987 mass at the Pontiac Silverdome.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Tensions flared again last winter when Martin ordered the removal of altar rails and kneelers during communion.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
What is extraordinary is not the teacher (or student), per se, but the underlying experience of teaching and learning as a communion of unique intelligences.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Mar. 2026
During her tenure with the archdiocese, her then-12-year-old son Jack was one of 100 area residents selected to receive communion from Pope John Paul II during the pope's September 1987 mass at the Pontiac Silverdome.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 15 Mar. 2026
Tensions flared again last winter when Martin ordered the removal of altar rails and kneelers during communion.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026
What is extraordinary is not the teacher (or student), per se, but the underlying experience of teaching and learning as a communion of unique intelligences.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communion
Noun
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More than 100 people stood across the street from the Hilton Garden Inn in Chesterton Thursday, an hour before a likely lockout by NIPSCO would start, to show solidarity for the contract negotiations.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Multiple high-profile members have expressed solidarity with the WGSU.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Disagreements over the war have disrupted family dinners, upended friendships, and splintered congregations.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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For some of you, a casual friendship might turn into a flirtation or even a serious romance.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This document would become the key doctrinal basis for the emerging fellowship of churches.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Walkers will be treated to an afternoon of food, music and fellowship, while medical professionals offer information and resources.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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The president thanked Thune and Johnson for their work, and sought to project Republican unity.—
Kevin Freking,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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Upon opening Joshua Bennett’s fourth collection, that reader would find not patriotic unity but one division and distinction after another.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Beijing did play a key part in brokering a rapprochement between Iran and longtime rival Saudi Arabia in 2023.—
Sophia Saifi,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
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Israel, in turn, has opposed Western rapprochement with Iran and carried out covert operations against its nuclear programme, including assassinations of scientists.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
8 Mar. 2026
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Rzenno has also developed a rapport with junior pitcher Jenna Sheehan.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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The president’s rapport with Latinos reflects a deep dissatisfaction with economic conditions, according to Mike Madrid, a veteran California Republican political consultant and expert on Latino voting trends.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Communion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communion. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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