Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with theme in American Collocation
theme
noun
countable
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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.
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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
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main
central
core
dominant
key
main
major
overall
overarching
principal
The key theme of the report was the success of the pharmaceutical industry.
shared
broad
common
underlying
unifying
universal
Although the book uses Christian terminology, it deals with universal spiritual themes.
appearing several times
constant
continuing
persistant
recurrent
recurring
Age discrimination is a recurrent theme in studies of social care.
study a theme
address
cover
deal with
discuss
examine
explore
focus on
investigate
pursue
reflect on
tackle
touch on
His paintings tackle the themes of war and conflict.
draw attention to a theme
highlight
identify
illustrate
outline
Rousseau highlights an important theme; the notion of self-improvement.
arrange something into themes
arrange something into
categorize something into
divide something into
group something into
organize something into
split something into
The photo gallery is grouped into four main themes.
be in many parts of something
dominate something
permeate something
pervade something
run through something
All good stories have a strong theme running through them.
include
encompass something
include
The project theme encompassed most of the students’ study areas.
slowly appear
emerge
The main theme emerging from the study relates to social responsibility in the workplace.