Collocations for strand - noun

long
thick, thin
loose, stray
She pushed a stray strand of hair out of her eyes.

single

twirl, twist, weave
She wove the four strands together into a ribbon.

twist together, weave together
She wove the four strands together into a ribbon.

tuck
She tucked a strand of long dark hair behind her ear.

brush, brush away, push, push away
He brushed a strand of hair from my face.

strand of
a loose strand of hair

important, main
different, disparate, various
At the end, all the different strands of the story are brought together.

distinct, individual, separate

bring together, draw together, pull together, weave together
disentangle, separate, unravel

come together

strand to
There are three main strands to the policy.

strand in, strand within
There are various strands in feminist thinking.

strands of opinion, strands of thought