collocations

plural of collocation

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collocations
Noun
  • Heck, even one of his catch-all phrases connects the points.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Also, there is a cue card with some sort of possible Latin phrases that Lithgow's Dumbledore may be speaking.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Music unites the interconnecting stories in this saga and expands its passions, with a sumptuous score by composer Stephen Flaherty and lyricist Lynn Ahrens that taps into a wide range of American styles, idioms and amalgams, even as the second act turns more dissonant.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The history of labor struggle, infused with religious idioms, is a source of identity and values evident in everything from union meetings in churches to prayers on picket lines.
    The Conversation, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Collocations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collocations. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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