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Recent Examples of collocation
By using a liquid fuel dissolved in molten salt, the system offers several inherent advantages for industrial collocation.
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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
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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Hello French has a free downloadable list of 30 essential phrases for travelers, ranging from Vous parlez anglais?—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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However, following the path of Artemis II may be confusing as the astronauts, mission control and others use confusing jargon and phrases.—
ByMary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The centuries-old pot-kettle idiom points out hypocrisy — as when one person accuses another of a flaw that afflicts himself.—
George Skelton,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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If the assignment is to translate something from a foreign language, there are plenty of tools and resources that can do it for you, including by recognizing and figuratively translating idioms.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2026.
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