stand around
phrasal verb
stood around; standing around; stands around
: to stand without doing anything
People were standing around waiting to get inside the theater.
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The nation's average price of gasoline is expected to stand around $3 a gallon this holiday season.
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
This year banana imagery was everywhere, from the cover of Miami New Times to actual Chiquita banana stands around the Miami Beach Convention Center.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
John Mulaney, Bill Hader, and Martin Short stood around, did bits, and made each other laugh.
—Megh Wright, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
Don’t leave them standing around very long, especially children.
—Tomris Laffly, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
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Ramon Padilla, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
This year banana imagery was everywhere, from the cover of Miami New Times to actual Chiquita banana stands around the Miami Beach Convention Center.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 9 Dec. 2024
John Mulaney, Bill Hader, and Martin Short stood around, did bits, and made each other laugh.
—Megh Wright, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2024
Don’t leave them standing around very long, especially children.
—Tomris Laffly, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Stand around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand%20around. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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