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Recent Examples of collocation
The collocation of them is not unusual.
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New York Times, 30 July 2021
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
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To make each show feel unique for her fans, Olivia and her team collaborated to create a new, city-specific phrase for her final outfit of every tour stop.Kristen Wisneski, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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The phrase encapsulates the unwavering hope of the Cuban people that their decades-long nightmare under Fidel Castro (and now his successors) will one day end because darkness eventually always yields to light.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Working across styles and idioms including classical, jazz, pop, R&B, and film scoring—and breaking ground for African American achievement in the entertainment industries—Jones has garnered the highest levels of critical and commercial acclaim.Jem Aswad, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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The New York alto saxophonist, composer, vocalist and bandleader makes her Bay Area debut this weekend with a series of gigs, introducing a beguiling body of tunes shaped by her Chinese American heritage and deep engagement with various jazz, folk and pop idioms.Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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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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That archly strangled locution, the ceaseless scorn: the vendor’s voice nags at the former Dean Street boy.Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 27 Sep. 2023
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“Collocation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collocation. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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