as in to relate
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 commune
Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Filmed somewhere in a desert landscape, the video finds Musgraves communing with nature and all its earthly creations.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
John Leland, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
In her new book, Shallow looks back on her past — including her childhood on a Florida commune and her journey to TV stardom — and shares her path toward empowerment.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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From near-death experiences via boulder chasing, tangling with deadly snakes, stopping fascist organizations in their tracks to communing with aliens, archaeologist Indiana Jones has done it all.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 Dec. 2024
Filmed somewhere in a desert landscape, the video finds Musgraves communing with nature and all its earthly creations.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
Israel, then, to many represented communes and living off the land, which resonated with the American counterculture.
—John Leland, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
In her new book, Shallow looks back on her past — including her childhood on a Florida commune and her journey to TV stardom — and shares her path toward empowerment.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Some 2,500 miles across the country — on the southwest coast of California — a 22-year-old college athlete could relate.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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There will be new storylines in Season 3 that don’t relate at all to anything in Season 2.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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The show that evening — the first in a seven-day engagement — was canceled, as state and city investigators sought answers.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
21 Jan. 2025
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Nationwide, state and city officials have been making preparations for the inevitable immigration crackdown.—
Rosa Flores,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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The two bonded over the bye week after butting heads a year ago.—
Brooks Kubena,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Bottlenose dolphins are one of the more common dolphin species in the wild — the kind humans might encounter while boating — and do well with humans in settings like zoos where they become bonded with the staff.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2025
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The parents could have simply been out of town or on vacation, but officers also worried about them.—
Emma Steele,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said the Israeli military launched attacks on Lebanese citizens on Sunday attempting to enter towns still occupied by Israeli forces.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN,
26 Jan. 2025
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The primary initial attack methodology revolves around your email, do not click attacks or phish-free threats alike.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Keep your information safe: Never click on links or provide personal information in response to unsolicited texts. 5.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Each of the 67 rooms boasts charming village and serene harbor views, and some even have their own private patios to take a languid coffee in the morning.—
Ariel Okin,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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Investigators later learned the family traveled to London and the Island of Jersey in the English Channel before ending up at a remote Iceland fishing village.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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Historically nomadic herders, many Bedouins now reside in a constellation of cities and hamlets throughout southern Israel, some of which lack basic government services like running water and electricity.—
Aaron Boxerman,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Archaeologists discovered numerous traces of the medieval hamlet, including cooking pots, storage vases, millstones used to grind grain, and carbonized remnants of cereal grains and legumes.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Commune.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commune. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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