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communal

[kuh-myoon-l, kom-yuh-nl] / kəˈmyun l, ˈkɒm yə nl /


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Watching the movie in its original format, with an ecstatic audience in a packed theater, was transporting, communal, enough to make one sentimental.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Which was situated just outside the apartments from which the communal group began operating in the 1980s.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Sandra Evans, who manages Bryn Seiont Newydd nursing home in Caernarfon, said they were "very fortunate" to have air conditioning in communal areas.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

With the chorus, it becomes communal, a feel-good jam that empowers eyes to close gently, smiles to form instantly, and hips to sway while hands reach slowly toward the sun.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Every morning my father trudged up a flight of stairs to the communal shower in nothing but a small white towel.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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