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
As the lotus-eaters writhe and spin, I am routinely spritzed with centrifugal drops of their ample perspiration, a kind of patchouli-scented mist that doesn’t exactly conduce to ecstatic soul communion.
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Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Cage noted the principle could easily be applied to any city as a means for finding means of cooperation, communion, commonality, construction and confluence.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Still, Southern Baptists and others tend to micro-manage who is allowed take communion.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Families, side by side, in communion with God and each other.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
Cage noted the principle could easily be applied to any city as a means for finding means of cooperation, communion, commonality, construction and confluence.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Still, Southern Baptists and others tend to micro-manage who is allowed take communion.
—Gwen Faulkenberry, arkansasonline.com, 5 Dec. 2024
Families, side by side, in communion with God and each other.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for communion
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After state media employees resigned in solidarity with the opposition, Putin sent Kremlin propagandists to replace them.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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In fact, in solidarity, the international film industry can be a partner here as well.—
P.J. Byrne,
Variety,
24 Jan. 2025
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Lawnmower parents may insert themselves into their child’s friendships and relationships with others and intrude on social issues without allowing the child to resolve problems independently.—
Jazmin Towe,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2025
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Filmmakers unveil their work, launch their awards campaigns and begin new friendships.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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This was followed by a residency in radiation oncology and a fellowship in radiation oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston from 1993 to 1998 and 1998 to 1999, respectively.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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Former bullies, church ladies, and fellow theater kids crowded him in the fellowship room at coffee hour.—
Leonardo Bevilacqua,
The Christian Science Monitor,
24 Jan. 2025
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This collective effort, supported by the Producers Branch of the Academy, the PGA, and the Producer Program at the Sundance Institute, also demonstrates the power of unity in our community.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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But his opening week has done much to dispel the greater fear from Ukraine and its allies that Trump preferred coziness with Putin to NATO’s unity.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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To Washington, the Saudi rapprochement with Iran may seem like bad news.—
Maria Fantappie,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Nov. 2024
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Amid the barrage of insults and smack talk were temporary moments of rapprochement between the 39th and the 45th presidents.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
30 Dec. 2024
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Modi has enjoyed a strong rapport and personal bond with Trump.—
Kyra Colah,
Fox News,
29 Jan. 2025
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Khabib has levied an invite for Hughes to travel to Dagestan with his family, presumably to train as well as build a rapport with excellent fighters.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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“Communion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/communion. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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