as in to remain
to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time
we stuck around afterwards to help clean up
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Recent Examples of stick around
Dylan, meanwhile, is given extra incentive to stick around.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Those who stick around through the movie's end credits will notice a tribute to Chandler Tuck, the screenwriter's late brother and Whannell's late brother-in-law.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Fox is likely betting that viewers will stick around and keep using Tubi after the Super Bowl ends.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
With winds picking up again and expected to stick around Wednesday, much of the nation’s second-most populous metropolitan region was still on alert for new outbreaks and flareups from the fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
—Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Jan. 2025
Those who stick around through the movie's end credits will notice a tribute to Chandler Tuck, the screenwriter's late brother and Whannell's late brother-in-law.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Fox is likely betting that viewers will stick around and keep using Tubi after the Super Bowl ends.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
With winds picking up again and expected to stick around Wednesday, much of the nation’s second-most populous metropolitan region was still on alert for new outbreaks and flareups from the fires that have killed at least 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes.
—Jaimie Ding, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stick around
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Kiké Hernández, the longtime Dodgers fan favorite who reprised his utility role last season and succinctly and memorably summarized the title-winning team’s fortitude, remains a free agent.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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Peak performance at the Olympics Tanaka analyzed Olympic data starting with the first modern Games in 1896, and he’s found the peak-performance age for men has remained stable — between 20-30 — depending on the discipline.—
Stephen Wade,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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The predictive model of the Colliers Index shows the market staying relatively level over the next year, taking a step up in mid-2025 and leveling out until at least 2026.—
Molly Davis,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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Our mission was to level the playing field for the rest of (the) industry which has stayed more traditional to date.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Feb. 2025
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Outside scenes meant hanging around in the tropical sun for hours, and toward the end of the project a lot of the crew fell ill.—
Charlie Campbell,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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Clearly, City, top of the table with games in hand on all their rivals, don’t plan to hang around in this division.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Due to the tidal conditions of the area, the team had to wait for a suitable window of time to carry out their work.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Between 2023 and 2024, a severe drought aggravated by climate change lowered the level of lakes feeding the canal, forcing its administrator to restrict transits and vessel draft, which increased costs and waiting times.—
Sarah Morland and Marianna Parraga,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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