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Recent Examples of collocation
In the world of language, there are certain trends in terms of words that frequently co-occur in phrases or sentences together, some-thing called collocation.
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Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
By using a liquid fuel dissolved in molten salt, the system offers several inherent advantages for industrial collocation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Behind the scenes Equinix is a REIT and operator of 270 data centers in 75 metro areas around the globe, providing carrier-neutral collocation and interconnection services to networks, cloud providers, enterprises and hyperscalers.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
The risk of these writers’ style, with their short chapters and darting insights, is randomness, and sometimes this book, whatever its thematic claims, seems to consist of what has come under the author’s eye, an arbitrary collocation.
—Charles Finch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
The collocation of them is not unusual.
—New York Times, 30 July 2021
Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026
By using a liquid fuel dissolved in molten salt, the system offers several inherent advantages for industrial collocation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
Behind the scenes Equinix is a REIT and operator of 270 data centers in 75 metro areas around the globe, providing carrier-neutral collocation and interconnection services to networks, cloud providers, enterprises and hyperscalers.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2025
The risk of these writers’ style, with their short chapters and darting insights, is randomness, and sometimes this book, whatever its thematic claims, seems to consist of what has come under the author’s eye, an arbitrary collocation.
—Charles Finch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2022
The collocation of them is not unusual.
—New York Times, 30 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collocation
Noun
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That a two-word customer service phrase can generate millions of views says something about how rare deliberate warmth has become on the service floor.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Kluwe was at least capable of having a real discussion rather than just repeating trite phrases.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This new flood of venture-capitalist-as-influencer platforms has promoted and naturalized a distinctive military-industrial idiom that closely—and strangely—apes certain twentieth-century artistic tropes.—
Simon Denny,
Artforum,
20 Apr. 2026
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And, as the idiom goes, steel sharpens steel.—
Kyle Eustice,
SPIN,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Providence doesn’t give you a Latin teacher for a mother without consequence: Samy declaimed classical locutions with scandalous ease.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Dec. 2025
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Confucius says—an old-fashioned locution, perhaps, but appropriate here—never to take interest in feats of strength.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2024
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“Collocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collocation. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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