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verb

Definition of communesnext
present tense third-person singular of commune
as in bonds
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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noun

plural of commune
as in villages

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  1. villages
  2. cities
  3. towns
Noun
  • The army has stepped up airstrikes in the half of the country that the RSF controls, while the RSF has staged raids on villages and intense artillery strikes.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Health workers have begun traveling to villages and informal settlements to help residents prevent malaria.
    Erika Page, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of villages
Noun
  • Some cities near Phoenix, Arizona, could see temperatures plunge nearly 30 degrees overnight as a freeze warning is in place.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Using that data, the group ranked the nation’s top worst cities for package theft in 2024, starting with New York City, which saw about $1 billion in losses and about 60 percent of households targeted by porch pirates last year.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of cities
Noun
  • Shoppers unable to afford iPhones and kitchen appliances in Argentina arrive at Chilean border towns by the busload to get the most bang from their buck.
    Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Small towns and county sheriffs have reaped benefits from agreements with immigration services, often building or expanding facilities to get contracts.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of towns
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