the name stuck
idiom
—used to say that everyone started calling a person or thing by a certain name
One of the kids called him "Stretch," and the name stuck.
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Not every shirt with a camp collar, short sleeves and button front was meant for bowling, but the name stuck as the shirt entered the regular rotation of casualwear.
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Gabe Bullard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
Southerners objected to the idea of the new state, but the name stuck.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2015
It was never built, nor did Logan ever live here, but the name stuck.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
And so the name stuck and became the sandwich’s namesake.
—Pableaux Johnson, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
Because of its milky-white appearance, the name stuck.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
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Gabe Bullard, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2024
Southerners objected to the idea of the new state, but the name stuck.
—Jérôme Tubiana, Foreign Affairs, 3 Feb. 2015
It was never built, nor did Logan ever live here, but the name stuck.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
And so the name stuck and became the sandwich’s namesake.
—Pableaux Johnson, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
Because of its milky-white appearance, the name stuck.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 5 June 2023
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“The name stuck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20name%20stuck. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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