collocation

Definition of collocationnext

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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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collocation
Noun
  • The randomness of the phrases is meant to be unpredictable, though the software bug present in Coldcard firmware—dating back to March 2021—meant the device was producing seeds with less randomness than advertised.
    Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the phrase is a useful lens for this newer kind of Chinese statecraft—one of bottom-up investments that compound into interdependence and leverage.
    Natalia Cote-Muñoz, Foreign Affairs, 3 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Holden Caulfield is made to tell his own story, in his own strange idiom.
    Book Marks, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Please put on your batteries — a Mexican Spanish idiom that means to cowboy up.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • That mysterious locution and the lack of additional details raised the possibility that something more than the sniffles might be ailing the Boss.
    Stuart Munro, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2023

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“Collocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collocation. Accessed 7 Aug. 2026.

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