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communing

verb

present participle of commune

as in relating

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 communing Even so, in a digital world increasingly impacted by algorithms and all manner of AI, the allure of performers and music fans communing — live and in real time — cannot be underestimated. — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2026 But the main event was Madonna communing with the nearly 3,000 fans at the premiere, most of whom have followed her for decades. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 6 June 2026 Since releasing Mayhem, her first new LP since 2020’s Chromatica, Mother Monster has been communing with her disciples around the world on an extensive tour, which included a massive free concert at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach last year. — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026 The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026 Jefferson Airplane communing in the Haight. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026 Let’s further stipulate that communing with a celebrity, ideally a very talented celebrity, has been a part of what Broadway has been selling for a century or more. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 Let’s further stipulate that communing with celebrity, ideally very talented celebrity, has been a part of what Broadway has been selling for a century or more. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026 From the Oklahoma Frontier Drugstore Museum documenting the history of pharmacies, drugstores and medical media, to the Boomerang Diner, visitors will see history and present day communing with each other. — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 13 Mar. 2026

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The bill would allow a 35% to 50% credit on qualified expenses relating specifically to post-production in California.

— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026
Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.

— Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Why Baking Sheets Turn Brown and Sticky Oils and fats polymerize at high heat, bonding into a dark, sticky layer on the baking sheet.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026
The Spurs have been growing their presence in Paris over the past year, with the team joining Wembanyama in France earlier this month for a series of public appearances and team-bonding events.

— Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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