as in solidarity
the state of being completely united with or a part of someone or something
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I felt a sense of oneness with nature. a feeling of spiritual oneness with others
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Recent Examples of oneness
In defining these mystical experiences — a task akin to pinning a Flubber tail on a cosmically large donkey — the Hopkins team drew on the work of Walter Stace, an English philosopher who argued that this melding sense of oneness with the universe is the classic mystical experience.
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Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
But that only affirmed their oneness and provided a lesson.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
Through it all, the rabbis and imam maintain faith in the ties that bound Judaism and Islam together: a common origin in the Middle East through Abraham; a tradition of strict monotheism emphasizing the oneness of God; a reverence for biblical and Quranic shared prophets from Isaac to Moses.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Cassady Rosenblum, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2024
There is no person, no moment, no experience, devoid of the all-pervasive oneness of the Ribbono shel Olam.
—Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Jacobson, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
But that only affirmed their oneness and provided a lesson.
—Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2024
Through it all, the rabbis and imam maintain faith in the ties that bound Judaism and Islam together: a common origin in the Middle East through Abraham; a tradition of strict monotheism emphasizing the oneness of God; a reverence for biblical and Quranic shared prophets from Isaac to Moses.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oneness
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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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That program helps youth who, like her, have been in alternative, foster, kinship, adoption or residential care by providing them access to with peer advocates through a partnership with YMCA Community Action Programs.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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Water signs might feel a close kinship with Moesha's half-brother Dorian, while Fire signs are most like Moesha's nemesis Alicia.—
Athena Sobhan,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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For De Leon, growing up between Mexico and the United States gave him a shrewd understanding of human behavior.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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Under the 1977 treaty with Panama, the US returned the canal with the understanding that the waterway remain neutral.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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For smaller slip-ups, like a friend arriving late to your birthday party or an aunt who accidentally cracked an insensitive comment about your body, both experts recommend getting into the habit of practicing empathy.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
3 Feb. 2025
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This process fosters emotional contagion and empathy, reinforcing touch as a vital tool for emotional connection.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
1 Feb. 2025
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Charles’ devotion to the soulful folk-rock and delicate harmonies of McGwyer Mortimer is almost religious.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
1 Feb. 2025
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The camera lingers in close-up on faces of different ages, backgrounds and ethnicities together showing the harmony of cohabitation that different governments, racist traditions and customs tried to end.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
31 Jan. 2025
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Both tracks share an affinity for the sinister while offsetting their demons with undeniable danceability.—
Olivier Lafontant,
Pitchfork,
31 Jan. 2025
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Beccari described numerous affinities between Formula 1 and Vuitton.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
30 Jan. 2025
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If your sympathy is divided, that’s because with Smith, every either/or is complicated by a both/and.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
4 Feb. 2025
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Mahler-Werfel admired Gropius’s architectural talent but had little sympathy for the hyper-objectivity of the emergent Bauhaus movement.—
Alex Ross,
The New Yorker,
3 Feb. 2025
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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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“Oneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oneness. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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