Strong, Fixed and Weak Collocations - Collopedia
www.collopedia.com › post › strong-fixed-and-weakA strong collocation is one in which the words are very closely associated with each other. For example, the adjective mitigating almost always collocates with circumstances or factors; it rarely collocates with any other word. Although she was found guilty, the jury felt there were mitigating circumstances. [factors or circumstances that lessen the blame] Here are some other examples of ...