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communicating

British  
/ kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ /

adjective

  1. making or having a direct connection from one room to another

    the suite is made up of three communicating rooms
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The child appeared to struggle communicating with his sibling and mother, while his brother repeatedly tried to give directions to him in Spanish with little avail.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

“Going forward, it’ll be a hybrid world with humans and agents interacting together, and agents acting in concert with and communicating with other agents,” Stifel analyst Adam Borg told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 14, 2026

Rules of Professional Conduct expressly forbid lawyers from communicating with a judge “unless authorized to do so by law or court order,” which he was not.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2026

Hedgehogs may be communicating with more than just snuffles, grunts and snorts, according to scientists who have discovered the animal's hearing range.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Suspicious as always of doctors, Bobby was also concerned about communicating in Serbo-Croat.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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