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Collocations for article - noun

1. piece of writing

ADJECTIVE

brilliant, excellent, fascinating, good, great, informative, insightful, interesting, must-read (informal, esp. AmE), thoughtful, thought-provoking
well-researched, well-written
influential, major, seminal
controversial, critical, provocative
in-depth
lengthy
brief, short
timely (esp. AmE)
news
feature, front-page, lead, leading, op-ed (AmE), review
A leading article in ‘The Times’ accused the minister of lying.
occasional (= not part of a series)
It was her job to commission occasional articles.
follow-up, related
accompanying
how-to (esp. AmE)
The magazine includes a how-to article on building a greenhouse.
published
academic, scholarly, scientific
peer-reviewed
journal, magazine, newspaper, press
online

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… OF ARTICLES

series

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VERB + article

author (formal), co-author, do, pen, write
I'm doing an article about ways of preventing pollution.
research
commission
adapt
edit
excerpt (AmE)
an article excerpted from ‘CAD Principles’
contribute, email, submit
post
read, see
Did you see the article on China in today's paper?
cite, quote, reference
review
carry, feature, print, publish, reprint, run
The magazine refused to print his article.
clip (AmE), clip out (esp. AmE), cut out
He always clips and saves articles about people he knows.

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article + VERB

appear
The article appears in this week's edition of ‘Time’.
contain sth, feature sth
The article contains a good deal of information about the software.
describe sth, detail sth, explain sth, mention sth, outline sth, point sth out, present sth, report sth, reveal sth, say sth, state sth, talk about sth
demonstrate sth, illustrate sth, indicate sth, show sth
address sth, analyse/analyze sth, deal with sth, discuss sth, examine sth, explore sth, focus on sth, look at sth
The article looks at two questions.
emphasize sth, highlight sth
review sth
allege sth, argue sth, assert sth, claim sth, imply sth, suggest sth
propose sth
attack sb/sth, criticize sb/sth
cite sb/sth, quote sb/sth
conclude sth

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PREPOSITION

in an/the article
She admitted she was wrong in an article in the newspaper.
article about, article on
an article on the dangers of sunbathing
article by
an article about wine by Alison Waters

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PHRASES

an article called sth, an article entitled sth, an article headed sth, an article headlined sth, an article titled sth (esp. AmE)
an article entitled ‘Think Yourself Thin’

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2. part of law

ADJECTIVE

key
the key articles of the constitution

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VERB + article

be in breach of (esp. BrE), breach (esp. BrE), contravene (esp. BrE), infringe (BrE), violate
The actions of the organization violate Article 12 of the treaty.

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article + VERB

provide sth (formal), specify sth, state sth
Article 10 provides that all businesses must be registered correctly.

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PREPOSITION

under an/the article
The judge ordered the child's return home under Article 12 of the Convention.

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PHRASES

the terms of an article
The terms of Article 3 will be changed by the new government.

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3. thing

ADJECTIVE

finished
The finished article takes two months to manufacture.
the genuine
Fake designer watches are sold at a fraction of the price of the genuine article.
offending
household, toilet

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VERB + article

make, manufacture, produce

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PHRASES

an article of clothing

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4. grammar

ADJECTIVE

definite, indefinite

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VERB + article

take
Names of countries in English do not usually take an article.

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