I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
giant
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I was off-balance, falling forward, lurching with giant strides , certain that the next step would end in a nosedive.
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Pilot groups working since the middle of last year have already made giant strides in factory efficiency.
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Actually the best bit was the giant stride in, which was about fifteen feet high.
great
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In the eleventh century this notion made great strides .
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Rice has made its greatest strides diversifying since Gillis took over in 1993.
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The early fusion experiments looked as if they were making great strides toward the desired goal.
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However, in these settings, at their best, great strides were made in medical and teaching techniques.
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One notable disappointment in the tasting was the performance of Los Vascos, which had been making great strides in recent years.
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We have made great strides in de-emphasising the beer parties, but not many people in the general public have noticed.
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Environmental Protection Prevention has made its greatest strides in the environmental arena.
huge
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Meh'Lindi glanced once over her shoulder then ran on, taking huge strides .
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Reggie Taylor has made huge strides the last two years.
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They ran back down, huge crunching strides .
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Now in the nineteenth century and amid huge strides in scientific achievement, biblical cruelty became even more unacceptable.
long
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He came in with a long stride , with head erect, and calm authoritative eyes.
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She pivots again, and in two long strides she is down at the far end of the bench watching the play.
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The longer stride actually slowed his progress by 30 percent, exactly as the model had predicted.
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He had taken long strides and I had trotted after him with my tiny steps.
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From the base of the flake a long stride left gains a foot ledge.
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Taking no chances, he avoided them both in one long stride .
■ VERB
break
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Then, without pausing for breath or breaking her stride , she pushed open the door of his private office.
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Stunned, the woman broke stride and spun around.
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Wonderful girl; didn't even seem to break stride .
get
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Just as the teacher was getting into her stride , the whole school was plunged into darkness.
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By half-past three, when their lessons were normally over, Hugo felt he was getting into his stride .
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The work had scarcely got into its stride before it was interrupted by the outbreak of the Wars of Independence.
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In some peculiar way he seemed to be getting into his stride .
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They were just getting into their stride when they received an invitation from Lila to come to her place.
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The first speaker was getting into his stride .
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On this occasion, fate in the form of Boz Buckland stepped in before Vulcan had got into full stride .
hit
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Once Elena experiences her vision, however, Shakespeare hits his stride .
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As Amelia hit her stride , she began to do more things her own way.
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As a choreographer, though, he had only just begun to hit his stride .
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Saintsbury has really hit its stride with its Pinot Noirs, which seem to be getting better each year.
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He was hitting receivers in stride , looking off one receiver and going to another and throwing very effectively underneath.
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The conglomerate really hit its stride in the third quarter.
lengthen
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Furious with myself for these creeping insidious thoughts I focussed on lengthening my stride and levitating the rucksack.
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Without exchanging a word we lengthened our strides , splashing through puddles, and made for the door.
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He had walked away from Sophie and now she lengthened her stride to catch him up.
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Quinn walked home the way he had come, lengthening his strides with each new block.
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The animal responded at once, quickly lengthening its stride into a gallop.
make
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I mean, they've made such strides ... We were sent to X-ray.
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Rice has made its greatest strides diversifying since Gillis took over in 1993.
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Pilot groups working since the middle of last year have already made giant strides in factory efficiency.
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One notable disappointment in the tasting was the performance of Los Vascos, which had been making great strides in recent years.
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They made great strides at Maastricht and moved the train or conveyor belt a long way forward towards federalism.
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The Tyrone champions have made fine strides lately while Keady are back on top in the orchard county.
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Blacks were making strides in quieter ways as well.
put
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Human experimenters have found it surprisingly difficult to put bats off their stride by playing loud artificial ultrasound at them.
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Don't react in the expected way; put him off his stride and you are already one step ahead.
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Well, it took a lot to put Jimmy out of his stride .
take
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He took mountains in his stride .
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She keeps walking, her long legs taking long, purposeful strides .
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Rut the Europa took it in its stride , sucking itself to the tarmac and slicing through.
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He had taken long strides and I had trotted after him with my tiny steps.
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I was very impressed with our position, but Peter just took it in his stride .
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B, who is unofficial team cheerleader, perhaps the ultimate, all-time, hands-down cheerleader, takes the news in stride .
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No doubt, he felt he could take that in his stride .
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Her teammates have learned to take this in stride .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Doctor Jameson hurried past us, taking long strides.
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In four angry strides, Stuart was through the front gate.
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Len was out of the room in two strides.
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She'd lost some weight and seemed to move with a quicker stride .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But even those strides have not brought the system back to normal.
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He came in with a long stride , with head erect, and calm authoritative eyes.
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In the eleventh century this notion made great strides.
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Jimmy was old enough to take it in his stride .
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Saintsbury has really hit its stride with its Pinot Noirs, which seem to be getting better each year.
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There have been some strides at the federal level in cleaning up diesels.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
confidently
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He opened the gate, walked up the drive and strode confidently through the front door.
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They strode confidently ahead in nice straight parallel lines.
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Klepner's big moment had arrived and the ex-Harvard Business School man strode confidently to the podium.
purposefully
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On the driveway up to the house, a Victorian mansion, two men are striding purposefully .
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I said, striding purposefully toward the desk.
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Ahead of him, Peng Yu-wei strode purposefully up the path, his long legs showing no sign of human frailty.
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Beneath it, across the ornately worked rugs Maurice had undoubtedly paid for, Natasha strode purposefully ahead.
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Roirbak strode purposefully towards the light, his long hair being blown into disorder.
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Through this garden of artificial delights and into his inclement mood, Sofia Mendes strode purposefully .
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He watched as she strode purposefully towards the de Courmont house, her back straight, head up.
■ NOUN
corridor
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Rohmer and Duvall strode away down the corridor with Gilbert close behind.
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He heard her mocking laugh as, arm in arm with her sister, she strode off down the corridor .
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Cardiff strode down the corridor towards them, followed by Lawrence.
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A triumphant smile lit his perspiring face as he strode along the corridor to the kitchen.
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She stood looking after him as he strode down the corridor towards the opposite end of the house.
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She could hear footsteps striding along the corridor behind her.
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She thought, in a moment he will be gone, striding along the corridor , out of sight.
door
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Sometimes Dolly marched out of the drawing-room, slamming the door and striding out of the house.
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As Lachlan knocked, Luch opened the door and he strode past her unseeing.
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I knocked on the open door and strode into the front room trusting that Patterson was right behind me.
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Luke pulled open the door and strode down the drive to Sonny who was waiting in the trap.
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Wrenching the swing door open, she strode out of the building and headed for the street.
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She turned back quickly into the house, closed and bolted the door and strode across to the telephone.
heel
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Then he turned on his heel and strode from the room.
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Then, almost in the same breath, he turned on his heel and strode out of the room without another word.
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He stared into Johnny's face for several seconds, turned abruptly on his heel and strode away without looking back.
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With that, he turned on his heel and strode into his cabin, slamming the door behind him.
house
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Smiling for the first time since he could remember, Sonny strode back to the house .
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The driver was already pulling away in the Rolls, and Edouard already striding towards the house .
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Once his boots were satisfactorily freed of mud, Jonadab strode into the house , leaving the rest to follow.
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They had at Castle Menzies - at the sunrise of the movement, striding from house to house, irresistible.
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Sometimes Dolly marched out of the drawing-room, slamming the door and striding out of the house .
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Alexei gestured at the still-quivering sword, and then strode on into the house .
road
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He clenched his teeth, pulled back his shoulders and began to stride up the road .
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Liz took Anna's elbow and the case, and strode toward the road .
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As the car moved off, the man strode into the road as if his intention to confront Elliott had simply been mistimed.
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He strode across the road and headed towards the quayside, leaning against the black metal fencing that ran along the embankment.
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Before Blanche could turn to reply, he was already striding away up the road in his suit.
room
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Then he released her abruptly and strode from the room .
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The lieutenant snorted in disgust, and strode off around the room to bully his men.
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The bedroom door had burst open and Peter was striding into the room .
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Then he turned on his heel and strode from the room .
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Then, almost in the same breath, he turned on his heel and strode out of the room without another word.
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I started talking, at first to myself, striding about the room .
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Romanov rose from the table and without bothering to offer an explanation strode out of the room and headed straight for the lift.
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A woman strode into the room .
stage
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How lucky Dmitri was to be able to stride on stage and become some one entirely different.
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When he did arrive he strode across the stage and pushed his way through the pass door without a word.
street
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Perhaps he was ashamed of striding the dark wintry streets with a woman in a tea-cosy.
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Nutmeg now strode off down the street towards Scruffy's house.
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Then we spot a tall, blonde woman striding up the street in our direction.
window
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Caroline strode to the windows and plumped her hands down on the sill.
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Rory did not switch on a light, but strode to the window and jerked back the drapes.
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Chiding herself for her reflex reaction of fear, Meryl strode to the window and examined the catch.
■ VERB
come
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They all had to wipe the smiles off their faces when she came striding through the door.
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Soon they came striding up the darkened front walk.
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Imagine our surprise at the start of this season when this fresh-faced, super-fit figure came striding across the Loughborough training pitch.
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She was watching the door when on the stroke of two the tall Czechoslovakian came striding into the hotel.
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When no reply came , he strode off towards Derby Street, casting not one single glance in Pol's direction.
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Some hours later he came striding into the station-master's office to collect me.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Brian strode out of the room without speaking.
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The Principal came striding towards me, and shook my hand.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Gustave strode in, followed by the five-legged sheep and the showman in the blue blouse.
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He'd got to stride out on to the field as though he hadn't a care in the world.
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If she strode out she would just about do it; her office was only across the road and down the side-street.
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Indeed, Percy Lovitch voiced the thought to Rev. Levitt as he strode past the minister and his wife.