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Common collocations with rare in American Collocation

rare adjective

US /rer/

very

exceedingly
exceptionally
extremely
impossibly
rather
vanishingly
very

It is an area of outstanding beauty and home to extremely rare wildlife.

rather

comparatively
fairly
pretty
quite
relatively
somewhat

Childhood leukaemia is a comparatively rare disorder.

fortunately

fortunately
mercifully
thankfully

Child abduction makes the headlines but is fortunately rare.

surprisingly

extraordinarily
incredibly
surprisingly

Cases of aggression after playing violent games are surprisingly rare.

more and more

increasingly

Vinyl records are increasingly rare in homes.

case or event

event
example
exception
instance
occasion
occurrence

With a few rare exceptions, these researchers work in university laboratories.

On the rare occasions that they had people for dinner my mother might cook ‘Boeuf Bourgignon’.

opportunity

chance
opportunity

This is a rare chance to see these world-renowned performers in the UK.

sight

appearance
sight

These fish are now a fairly rare sight in our waters.

look

glimpse

In the film we get a rare glimpse into a world that remains intensely private.

thing

commodity

We pride ourselves on our personal service – a rare commodity nowadays.

medical condition

complication
condition
disease
disorder

Another rare complication is that surgery can cause damage to the spinal cord.

animal, plant etc

bird
breed
butterfly
plant
species

The park is a haven for the rarest species of Scottish wildlife.