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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Fresh green floral enter, then stick around for an intoxicating musky dry down.
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Good news: bows, ruffles, and rosettes are sticking around, but with a cold-weather twist that’s far from saccharine.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 3 Sep. 2024
More people went to Wisconsin state parks during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the trend is sticking around.
—Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
He’s had a lot of toys come and go, but that toy has stuck around.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
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Bianca Salonga, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Good news: bows, ruffles, and rosettes are sticking around, but with a cold-weather twist that’s far from saccharine.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, refinery29.com, 3 Sep. 2024
More people went to Wisconsin state parks during the COVID-19 pandemic — and the trend is sticking around.
—Zoe Jaeger, Journal Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2024
He’s had a lot of toys come and go, but that toy has stuck around.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
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“Stick around.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stick%20around. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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