Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with spin in American Collocation
spin
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/spɪn/
positive/negative
negative
positive
There is a way to put a positive spin on these figures.
new or different
different
fresh
new
someone’s own
unique
The only interesting remakes are those that put a new spin on a fairly pedestrian first-time effort.
She has taken traditional stories, and put her own spin on them.
in politics
government
political
Is there too much political spin?
modern
contemporary
modern
Yet the story has been given a contemporary spin by the writers.
give (something)
put
The company was eager to put its own spin on things.
hype
propaganda
rhetoric
substance
The presentation was all spin and no substance.